Characters: Colonies are mostly massive. Corallites are sometimes cerioid but are mostly submeandroid. Walls are thin, columellae are small and paliform lobes are well developed.
Colour: Dull green or brown.
Similar Species: Goniastrea retiformis, which has similar corallite structures but is always cerioid.
Habitat: Usually intertidal or just subtidal but also occurs in a wide range of other habitats.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: Probably a species complex.
Taxonomic References: Wijsman-Best (1972); Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
