Pocillopora inflata
Glynn, 1999
Description: Colonies form hemispherical mounds of branches or are openly branched. Branches are short, irregular, and swollen towards their tips. Verrucae are sparse, short or absent.
Color: Green or mustard.
Habitat: Shallow rocky foreshores.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: Pocillopora capitata, which has relatively compact branches and elongate verrucae. See also P. effusus and P. fungiformis.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Glynn (1999).
A large colony. South-west Mexico Photograph: Peter Glynn
Skeletal detail. Side of a branch.
This species shows little resemblance to other Pocillopora. South-west Mexico Photograph: Peter Glynn