Characters: Colonies are digitate or arborescent with anastomosing upright branches. Corallites are immersed and small, especially in colonies from shallow water. The coenosteum is smooth.
Colour: Pale cream or brown, sometimes pink or blue.
Similar species: Montipora samarensis. See also M. altasepta.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments. May be a dominant species of shallow mud flats.
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