Characters: Colonies are composed of thin, upright, bifacial fronds. Corallites are small, immersed and widely separated, with small calices.
Colour: Pale brown or cream.
Similar Species: Turbinaria bifrons, which has thicker fronds and larger more conical corallites with large calices.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Usually rare.
Taxonomic Note: Readily separated from Turbinaria bifrons in the field but this distinction may not always be clear in collections.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Marsh (1988); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a);
