Characters: Polyps are approximately circular and up to 280 millimetres diameter. Septal teeth are triangular, pointed and usually have well defined central ribs. Tentacular lobes may be present. Costal spines are tall, smooth and conical.
Colour: Brown, sometimes mottled, often with pale tentacular lobes.
Similar Species: Fungia repanda, which has finer septal teeth.
Habitat: Reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance: Common.
Taxonomic Note: A species complex.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Pichon (1980); Hoeksema (1989a); 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);
