Characters: Colonies are massive or are unifacial plates. Corallites are immersed or exsert and are surrounded by fused thecal papillae. Coenosteum papillae are usually present.
Colour: Usually pale brown, green or blue (which may photograph purple).
Similar species: Montipora grisea. See also M. australiensis and M. cocosensis, the latter having large crowded corallites.
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