Characters: Colonies have irregular to submassive bases and irregular branches and may form thickets over 3 metres across. Axial corallites are small. Radial corallites may be aligned along branches, and are appressed with thick lips and wide openings.
Colour: Mottled yellowish-grey and dark green.
Similar Species: Acropora striata and A. pruinosa. See also A. parahemprichii.
Habitat: Rocky foreshores in shallow turbid water.
Abundance: Locally common.
Taxonomic References: Veron (2000a); Wallace, Done and Muir (2012);
Identification Guides: Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005);
