Characters: Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are pentagonal in shape and 3-4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. The paliform crown is clearly developed.
Colour: Pale brown, sometimes with dark oral discs.
Similar Species: Favites pentagona, which has larger but otherwise similar corallites. See also F. stylifera.
Habitat: Upper reef slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron (2000a); Veron (2002a);
Identification Guides: Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005);
