Characters: Colonies consist of dense thickets usually less than one metre across. Branches are short and cylindrical and divide at frequent intervals. Axial corallites are small, tubular and not exsert. Radial corallites are irregular on the sides of thicker branches, becoming uniform in size and shape towards branch tips. The latter are long and curved and are aligned in comb-like rows down branch sides.
Colour: Pale brown with white branch tips.
Similar Species: Acropora yongei, which forms larger branches and has less exsert radial corallites.
Habitat: Shallow reef flats and upper slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: Distinct species. Placed in synonymy with Acropora acuminata by Wallace, Done and Muir (2012). However, these species are readily separable in the field as illustrated here and are readily differentiated in collections.
Taxonomic References: Veron (2000a); Veron (2002a);
