Characters: Colonies are columns or plates with surfaces covered with large verrucae which are dome-shaped or partly fused into radiating ridges. Corallites are small, immersed and crowded between the verrucae.
Colour: Usually pale brown with paler margins. Polyps are often brightly coloured.
Similar species: Montipora verrucosa, which has larger more open corallites. See also M. meandrina, M. verruculosus and M. palawanensis.
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