Characters: Colonies are massive, often spherical, or may form thick submassive plates. Corallites are evenly spaced, plocoid or ploco-meandroid. Septo-costae are usually in two neatly alternating orders.
Colour: A distinctive orange-brown with white septo-costae, rarely green.
Similar Species: None.
Habitat: Most reef environments.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: The type species of Dichocoenia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848. A distinct species.
Taxonomic References: Roos (1971); Cairns (1982); Veron (2000a) as Favia gravida;
Identification Guides: Humann (2002);
