Characters: Colonies consist of open thickets of sturdy prostrate to upright branches. They are frequently over 2 metres across and may form extensive single species stands. Axial corallites are dome-shaped and incipient axial corallites are common. Radial corallites are large and conical. They are irregularly spaced and have thick smooth walls. The coenosteum is smooth.
Colour: Commonly brown or pinkish brown.
Similar Species: Acropora rudis, which has larger branches and larger corallites, with radial corallites restricted to the upper side of branches. See also A. parahemprichii and A. variolosa.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Common.
Taxonomic References: Veron (2000a); Wallace, Done and Muir (2012);
Identification Guides: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991);
