Kona Village, Hawaii, 25 feet

Makapu'u, Oahu, 30 feet

Halona Blowhole, Oahu, 35 feet

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Pupukea Firehouse, Oahu, 25 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet

Atlantis Reef, Waikiki, Oahu, 60 feet

Atlantis Reef, Waikiki, Oahu, 60 feet

Red Hill, Hawaii, 50 feet

Red Hill, Hawaii, 50 feet

Recovery after breaking loose, Wailea

With P. meandrina, Wailea, Maui, 80 feet

Honokohau, Hawaii, 60 feet

Reef's End, Molokini, 60 feet

Reef's End, Molokini, 60 feet

Fairly common at scuba depths on reefs with good water circulation.  Attains at least 4 feet in height or diameter.  Stout branches with broad or cylindrical tips that lack sharp bends when viewed from above.  Numerous fish and invertebrates shelter within it's branches.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific & Tropical Eastern Pacific.