Characters: Colonies are massive and usually hemispherical. Corallites are exsert. Septa are uniform, fine and numerous. Paliform lobes are poorly developed or absent.
Colour: Dark brown or greenish, sometimes with pale oral discs.
Similar Species: Favia maxima. See also F. favus and F. danai, both of which have smaller corallites with less numerous and less regular septa.
Habitat: Reef slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Nemenzo (1971); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
