Characters: Colonies are massive, flattened rather than hemispherical and commonly over one metre across. Corallites are compact, neatly rounded and uniform in size. Septo-costae are exsert and are equal and uniformly spaced.

Colour: Uniform dark grey with pale grey oral discs.

Similar Species: None in the Atlantic Ocean. Similar to Favia favus of the Indo-Pacific. See also F. marshae.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Generally uncommon.