Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combinations: Goniastrea favus, Madrepora favus

Synonyms: Favia affinis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Favia cavernosa Forskal 1775, Favia savignyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Madrepora cavernosa Forskal 1775, Orbicella borradailei Gardiner 1904, Parastrea affinis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850, Parastrea savignyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

Belongs to Favia according to T. Inskipp et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Favia africana, Favia aquitaniensis, Favia beaumaderiensis, Favia clarki, Favia corollaris, Favia costata, Favia dalmatina, Favia danae, Favia denticulata, Favia dominicensis, Favia ehrenbergi, Favia exilis, Favia falloti, Favia favioides, Favia fragum, Favia friedbergi, Favia gotschevi, Favia gregoryi, Favia haipensis, Favia helianthoides, Favia hemispherica, Favia jezoensis, Favia junghuhni, Favia kabyliensis, Favia lacuna, Favia laxa, Favia lizardensis, Favia lobata, Favia lorioli, Favia macdonaldi, Favia macrocalyx, Favia macrotheca, Favia magnifica, Favia maoadentrensis, Favia matthaii, Favia maxima, Favia melitae, Favia meneguzzoi, Favia oishii, Favia okeni, Favia pallida, Favia praeamplior, Favia profunda, Favia ritterneri, Favia rotumana, Favia rotundata, Favia somaliensis, Favia speciosa, Favia stelligera, Favia subdenticulata, Favia taurica, Favia texana, Favia turbinata, Favia veroni, Favia vokesae, Favia weisbordi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore