Characters: Colonies are columnar, club-shaped and/or laminar and may form colonies several metres across or extensive single species stands. Columns divide but do not fuse. Corallites have thick walls and are well defined. Septo-costae are of two very distinct orders. Columellae are short or absent.
Colour: Uniform pale grey, cream or brown.
Similar Species: Laminar colonies may resemble Pavona bipartita. Corallites are like those of P. duerdeni.
Habitat: Occurs commonly in habitats exposed to currents.
Abundance: Common.
Taxonomic References: Veron and Pichon (1980);
Identification Guides: Veron (1986a); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Pichon, Benzoni, Chaineau et al. (2010); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);