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Montipora mactanensis

Nemenzo, 1979

Montipora

Quoy and Gaimard, 1830

Characters: Colonies are thin plates with some tendency to form columns. Verrucae are low mounds fused into neat radiating ridges. Corallites are aligned between the ridges.

Colour: Pale brown with pale blue margins to plates and columns (which may photograph pink). Polyps are often white.

Similar Species: Skeletal characters are closest to those of Montipora danae, but the latter does not have well developed radiating ridges, and corallites have longer septa. See also M. verruculosus, which has ridges only on plate margins.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

COTW History since Veron (2000a)
  • Family: All families are currently under review
  • Genus/species: No change