Characters: Colonies are initially flat laminae which develop elongate, upright, bifacial fronds. Corallites are conical, regularly spaced, and have a uniform appearance.
Colour: Usually grey, green or brown, with paler calices.
Similar Species: No other Turbinaria except T. conspicua has bifacial fronds except where unifacial fronds become fused back-to-back. Small colonies which have not developed bifacial fronds are difficult to distinguish from T. frondens.
Habitat: Shallow reefs and rocky foreshores of subtropical locations.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Pichon (1980); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a);
