Husbandry
“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Ehrenberg, 1834
Characters: Colonies are encrusting to submassive with exsert corallites surrounded by a neat circle of thecal papillae. Coenosteum papillae are also prominent, giving colonies a spiny appearance.
Colour: Mottled brown, cream or red-brown.
Habitat: Reef environments.
Abundance: Common in the Red Sea, rare elsewhere.
Similar species: Montipora efflorescens , Montipora peltiformis
Ehrenberg, 1834
Characters: Colonies are encrusting to submassive with exsert corallites surrounded by a neat circle of thecal papillae. Coenosteum papillae are also prominent, giving colonies a spiny appearance.
Colour: Mottled brown, cream or red-brown.
Habitat: Reef environments.
Abundance: Common in the Red Sea, rare elsewhere.
Similar species: Montipora efflorescens , Montipora peltiformis
