Characters: Colonies are hemispherical or spherical, up to 0.2 metres across. The colony surface is smooth and corallites are evenly spaced.
Colour: Usually cream or brown, but may be bright colours in shallow water.
Similar species: Porites lobata, which is distinguished by its larger corallites and longer septa. Porites stephensoni has similar corallite characters.
Habitat: Shallow clear water, especially reef flats.
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