Characters: Branches are compact, less than 13 millimetres thick and tapering to a point. Corallites are widely spaced. The lower lip of corallites is commonly spine-like.
Colour: Pale brown, sometimes with white branch tips.
Similar Species: Anacropora spinosa. See also A. forbesi, which has rounded branch tips and less development of spines.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: A species complex.
Taxonomic References: Nemenzo (1964); Veron and Wallace (1984); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Nishihira and Veron (1995);
