Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Alternative combination: Agaricia explanulata

Belongs to Pavona according to J.E.N. Veron 2000

Sister taxa: Pavona banoensis, Pavona bipartita, Pavona bronni, Pavona burdigalensis, Pavona cactus, Pavona clavus, Pavona danai, Pavona decussata, Pavona duerdeni, Pavona frondifera, Pavona gigantea, Pavona irregularis, Pavona javana, Pavona longicollis, Pavona machapooriensis, Pavona maldivensis, Pavona matheroni, Pavona microstoma, Pavona minuta, Pavona modeloensis, Pavona panamensis, Pavona pennyi, Pavona profunda, Pavona ruvida, Pavona trinitatis, Pavona varians, Pavona venosa, Hydnophorabacia variabilis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic