Characters: Colonies are encrusting or form flat laminae with lobed margins. There is usually no central corallite. Septo-costae are thin and exsert.
Colour: Deep green or brown in the northern part of the range, dark blue with white corallite centres in the southern part.
Similar Species: Lithophyllon lobata.
Habitat: Reef environments and rocky foreshores.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Hoeksema (1989a); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Nishihira and Veron (1995); Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
