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Wells, 1954

Characters: Colonies are submassive. The surface is covered with tuberculae, which may be fused. Corallites are very small, immersed and evenly distributed on and between tuberculae. Colour: Usually dark brown or green. Similar species: Montipora hoffmeisteri and M. cryptus. See also M. millepora, which has smaller corallites which are seldom found in tuberculae. Habitat: Upper reef slopes. Abundance: Common in the Coral Sea, rare and inconspicuous elsewhere.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wells (1954), Veron and Wallace (1984). Identification guide: Veron (1986).


Acroporidae

Montipora
Montipora floweri