Stylocoeniella guentheri

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Characters: Colonies are encrusting, knobby, rarely columnar. Corallites are widely spaced and are flush with the coenosteum. Septa are in two unequal cycles. Coenosteum styles are small but distinctive. Colour: Dark or pale greenish-brown, or mottled dark green, usually with white polyps. Similar species: Stylocoeniella armata. Habitat: Large colonies (greater than 0.5 metres across) are usually found only in high latitude environments. Abundance: Uncommon, but more abundant than other Stylocoeniella species.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Pichon (1976), Scheer and Pillai (1983). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Sheppard and Sheppard (1991), Nishihira and Veron (1995), Coles (1996).