Characters: Colonies are up to 1 m diameter and consist of a combination of vertical branches and small plates all stemming from a thick basal plate. Corallites are immersed to tubular with rounded or oval openings 1.7-2.2 mm diameter. Primary septa may form a simple columella. The coenosteum is covered with highly elaborated spinules.
Colour: Pale to dark brown and purple-grey.
Similar Species: Astreopora moretonensis sometimes forms chimney-like columns but otherwise this species is unlike any other.
Habitat: Sandy reef flats and upper slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Wallace, Turak and DeVantier (2011);
