Characters: Colonies are massive, either rounded or hillocky. Corallites have very thick walls and tend to become subplocoid. Paliform lobes may be developed.
Colour: Usually uniform pale yellowish- or greenish-brown.
Similar Species: Favites abdita, which has more angular corallites with thinner walls and no paliform lobes.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Sheppard and Sheppard (1991); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Pillay, Terashima, Venkatasami et al. (2002); Pichon, Benzoni, Chaineau et al. (2010); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
