Characters: Colonies are encrusting, hemispherical or columnar and are usually less than 0.5 metres across.
Colour: Cream or brown.
Similar Species: Porites murrayensis.
Habitat: Reef flats.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic Note: Poorly differentiated from other massive Porites.
Taxonomic References: Crossland (1952); Veron and Pichon (1982);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
