Characters: Colonies are attached, encrusting or laminar, unifacial and may form tiers. A central corallite is sometimes distinguishable. Peripheral corallites are small and not strongly inclined towards the plate margins. Septo-costae are similar to those of Halomitra.
Colour: Brown or grey.
Similar Species: Podabacia sinai. See also P. crustacea which has larger corallites inclined towards the plate margins.
Habitat: Most reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron (1990a); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Nishihira and Veron (1995); Pillay, Terashima, Venkatasami et al. (2002); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
