Characters: Colonies are thin encrusting plates with nodular upgrowths. Septa are uniform in spacing and length.
Colour: Blue (which may photograph purple).
Similar Species: Porites astreoides, which is usually yellow and forms large massive colonies. Calice characters are closest to P. brighami.
Habitat: Protected shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Laborel (1969); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Humann (2002);