Alveopora verrilliana

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Characters: Colonies are composed of short irregularly dividing knob-like branches. Corallites have short blunt septal spines and a palisade of vertical spines above the wall. Polyps are long when extended. Colour: Dark greenish-brown, grey or chocolate, sometimes with white oral cones and/or tentacle tips. Similar species: Alveopora fenestrata, which is distinguished by growth-form, lack of spines around the corallites and larger corallites. Habitat: Shallow reef environments. Abundance: Uncommon.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1982). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).