Favia maxima

Veron and Pichon, 1977

Colonies are massive and usually small. Corallites have well defined walls. Septa are regular, thickened at the wall and with conspicuous paliform lobes forming a crown around the columella. Polyps may be fleshy.

Colour: Brown or yellow-brown with dull green or white oral discs.

Habitat: Upper reef slopes.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar species: Favia vietnamensis

Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977).