Favia speciosa
Dana, 1846
Description: Colonies are massive. Corallites are circular and closely compacted in shallow water, more widely spaced in deeper water. Septa are fine, numerous and regular. Paliform lobes are usually poorly developed.
Color: Pale grey, green or brown, usually with calices of contrasting colours.
Habitat: All reef environments.
Abundance: One of the most common faviids, especially in high latitudes.
Similar Species: Favia pallida and F. truncatus. See also F. helianthoides.
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Sheppard and Sheppard (1991), Nishihira and Veron (1995), Coles (1996), Carpenter et al. (1997).
Skeletal detail. Showing corallites.
Typical appearance in shallow water with corallites crowded. Papua New Guinea Photograph: Gerry Allen
Corallite detail. This is a common colour in tropical Australia Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photograph: Charlie Veron
Corallite detail. Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photograph: Charlie Veron
Corallite detail. Flores, Indonesia Photograph: Roger Steene