Husbandry
Montipora verrilli
Vaughan, 1907
Characters: Colonies are thin and encrusting. Corallites are approximately one millimetre diameter and are mostly submerged in the coenosteum. Corallite papillae are evenly spaced.
Colour: Brown with blue centres (which may photograph pink).
Habitat: Reef flats.
Abundance: Sometimes common.
Similar species: Montipora effusa
Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Vaughan (1907). Additional identification guide: Maragos (1977).