Common
shallow reef slopes and lagoons where it forms large bushes.
Pointed vertical branches with tubular radial corallites of
various size and shape with rasp-like openings. Cream, brown,
green, yellowish, or blue-gray with
pale branch tips. Formerly known as Acropora nobilis. Indo-Pacific excluding Hawaii.
All
coral skeletons illustrated are from scientific collections taken prior
to 1998.