Characters: Colonies are thin and encrusting. Corallites are approximately one millimetre diameter and are mostly submerged in the coenosteum. Corallite papillae are evenly spaced.
Colour: Brown with blue centres (which may photograph pink).
Similar Species: Montipora patula and M. effusa, which are not primarily encrusting.
Habitat: Reef flats.
Abundance: Sometimes common.
Taxonomic Note: Found to be genetically similar to Montipora patula by Forsman, Concepcion, Haverkort et al. (2010) in Hawaii. The two species appear to be distinct elsewhere.
Taxonomic References: Vaughan (1907a); Wells (1954); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Maragos (1977);
