Photo of Animalia: species: Montipora peltiformis (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Close-up of Montipora peltiformis on the reef slope at No Name Reef near Lizard Island, southern channel.

Identified by Dr Zoe Richards, who notes: "Submassive colony, papillae form ring around corallites, polyps typically have blue/purple mouths."

© Anne Hoggett