Porites somaliensis
Gravier, 1911
Description: Colonies are massive, hemispherical, with a knobbly surface and may be several metres across.
Color: Pale brown.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Rare, except at Cocos (Keeling) Atoll.
Similar Species: Porites stephensoni, which has similar but smaller corallites. Calice characters are closest to P. lutea.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Vaughan (1918).
Characteristically knobbly surface of a massive colony. Seychelles Photograph: Charlie Veron
Corallite detail. Icon diagrams of fully developed corallite characters.