Features: colonies are compact shrubs with delicate branches turned upwards to form clusters. The branches form acute angles. The axial corallites are long and tubular. The radial corallites are tubular. Are stretched near the tips of the branches, shorter moving downward.
Color: usually cream or brown with pink or blue tips. The radial corallites are typically coenosteum and contrasting colors.
Similar species: A. Exquisita , which has thicker branches, arranged at an obtuse angle than the main ones, and corals in size and shape variables.
Habitat: protected reef areas, especially in the lagoons.
Wild: common in some areas, where it can become the dominant species.
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