Characters: Colonies are submassive, sometimes forming columns. Corallites are as small as many species of Porites. Septal spines are of two lengths.
Colour: Grey-brown or greenish-brown.
Similar Species: Alveopora minuta. Readily mistaken for a Porites underwater.
Habitat: Lower reef slopes protected from wave action.
Abundance: Rare.
Taxonomic References: Scheer and Pillai (1983); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991);
