Characters: Colonies are massive or flat and usually fully meandroid, with thin walls. Septa are thin and slightly exsert. Columellae are weakly developed and there are no columella centres.
Colour: Variable dull or bright colours.
Similar Species: Platygyra ryukyuensis. Resembles Goniastrea favulus underwater.
Habitat: Most reef environments, especially back reef margins.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Taxonomic References: Wijsman-Best (1972); Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977); Veron (2000a);
Identification Guides: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991); Nishihira and Veron (1995); Turak and DeVantier (2011b);
