Montipora hoffmeisteri
Wells, 1954
Description: Colonies are thick plates. Corallites are immersed. The coenosteum is covered with tuberculae which may contain corallites.
Color: Cream or brown, occasionally brightly coloured.
Habitat: Most reef environments.
Abundance: Common, but inconspicuous.
Similar Species: Montipora floweri, which has smaller corallites which are evenly distributed. See also M. millepora.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wells (1954), Veron and Wallace (1984). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).
An encrusting colony. Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photograph: Charlie Veron
Skeletal detail. Drawing: Geoff Kelly
Colony with small tuberculae which contain immersed corallites. Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photograph: Ed Lovell