Characters: Colonies have extensive encrusting bases with short branches which form a compact clump. Corallites are slightly foveolate (funnel shaped) and immersed in the coenosteum. The coenosteum is smooth or forms thin ridges between corallites.
Colour: Pale brown.
Similar Species: None.
Habitat: Fringing reef flats.
Abundance: Rare.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Wallace (1984); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Nishihira and Veron (1995);
