Features: corymb the colonies, usually with well-spaced branches and delicate, but can be irregular or prostate. The axial corallites are long and tubular. The corallites are arranged in rosettes and their lips slightly flared.
Color: yellow, cream, green or blue. Colors can be very clear with the lips of the corallites distinguishable because intensely colored.
Similar species: A. vermiculata . (See also A. selago , radial corallites which have not arranged in rosettes steps). The shape of corymb A. pulchra has smaller radial corallites and willing "staircase.
Habitat: reef tops.
Distribution: Common in the west Pacific and Red Sea, uncommon in other areas.
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