Characters: Colonies are hemispherical or flat. Corallites are angular and deep. Septa are prominent, with large conspicuous teeth. Paliform lobes are weakly developed.
Colour: A wide range, usually with contrasting walls and oral discs.
Similar species: Favites paraflexuosa and F. vasta. Favites abdita has smaller, usually less angular corallites. See also the mussid Acanthastrea echinata, which has larger septal teeth and thick fleshy polyps.
Habitat: A wide range of reef environments and rocky foreshores.
Abundance: Sometimes common, especially in subtropical locations.
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