Features: colonies have a higher size 0.5 meters and are composed of uniform branches turned upwards and very distinguishable from warts, but they have irregular size. The branches are dense and compact in habitats exposed to strong currents, making for more open and in calmer areas. The white skeletons have a permanent red-brown on the main branches.
Color: usually cream, brown or pink, sometimes blue.
Similar species: P. meandrina , which has shorter legs and flat, and smaller warts. (See also P. Danae , P. elegans and P. capitata ).
Habitat: shallow water, from the areas most exposed to the most protected reef.
Wild: common.
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