Javania is a genus of marine corals belonging to the family Flabellidae, which was first described in 1876 by Peter Martin Duncan.
Species of this genus are found world-wide.
Description Duncan describes the genus as "a Desmophyllum with a remarkable epitheca", and more detailedly as:
Species The following species are accepted by WoRMS as belonging to the genus Javania: Javania antarctica (Gravier, 1914) Javania borealis Cairns, 1994 Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Javania californica Cairns, 1994 Javania clavata (Michelotti, 1871) Javania cristata Cairns & Polonio, 2013 Javania deforgesi Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Javania duncani Wells, 1977 † Javania erhardti Cairns, 2004 Javania exserta Cairns, 1999 Javania fusca (Vaughan, 1907) Javania insignis Duncan, 1876 Javania lamprotichum (Moseley, 1880) Javania pseudoalabastra Zibrowius, 1974 Javania subturbinata (Michelotti, 1871) †
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Javania: Occurrence data from GBIF