Characters: Colonies are small irregular plates. Corallites are small, immersed and widely spaced. The coenosteum is covered with tuberculae which may be verrucae-like. These may contain corallites.

Colour: Brown or mottled.

Similar Species: Montipora meandrina, which has larger tuberculae forming verrucae, larger corallites and a coarser coenosteum. See also M. floweri which has a coarser coenosteum and less tendency to form verrucae.

Habitat: Most reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon and inconspicuous.