Characters: Colonies are generally flat with angular, cerioid corallites. Septa are not tightly compact and plunge steeply near the columella. Columellae consist of a few pinnules aligned in a row and often fused.
Colour: Usually grey, green or yellow with dark sides to the colony.
Similar Species: Leptastrea purpurea.
Habitat: A wide range of reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Chevalier (1975); Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977); Wijsman-Best (1980);
Identification Guides: Randall and Myers (1983); Veron (1986a); Sheppard and Sheppard (1991); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Carpenter, Harrison, Hodgson et al. (1997); Pillay, Terashima, Venkatasami et al. (2002); Chan, Choi, McCorry et al. (2005); Fenner (2005); Pichon, Benzoni, Chaineau et al. (2010); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
