Characters: Colonies are hemispherical and may be over 4 metres across. The surface is smooth or lobed.
Colour: Cream or brown, sometimes purple or blue (which may photograph pink).
Similar Species: Porites stephensoni and P. murrayensis, which have similar corallites.
Habitat: Back reef margins, lagoons and fringing reefs.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Pichon (1982); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a);
