Characters: Colonies usually consist of a few corallites but may become large and hemispherical. Corallites are large, phaceloid and mostly monocentric. Septa have tall sharp teeth. Polyps are thick and fleshy, with a rough surface.
Colour: Blue-grey, sometimes with pale valley floors or septo-costae. All corallites of the same colony have the same colour.
Similar Species: Lobophyllia hemprichii, which has smaller, less fleshy polyps. L. flabelliformis has corallites of similar size and fleshy appearance, but these are always flabello-meandroid.
Habitat: Most reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Nishihira and Veron (1995); Pillay, Terashima, Venkatasami et al. (2002); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
