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Description: Colonies are small, flat or dome-shaped. Corallites are phaceloid and usually monocentric, but may have up to three centres. Corallites average 16 millimetres diameter. Septal teeth are few in number but are long and conspicuous. Columellae are circular or oval and are well developed.
Color: Mottled orange, green or white, usually with pale mouths.
Habitat: Upper reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: Lobophyllia dentatus, which has closely compacted corallites.
Synonymised names:
Caryophyllia corymbosa (Forskål, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lobophyllia corymbosa var. cactus (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia corymbosa var. ringens Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia eydouxi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia fistulosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia ringens Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia rudis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora corymbosa Forskål, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Mussa cactus Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa corymbosa (Forskål, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa eydouxi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa fistulosa (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa glomerata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa ringens (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa rudis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Direct children (2):
Variety Lobophyllia corymbosa var. cactus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Lobophyllia corymbosa (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Lobophyllia corymbosa var. ringens Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Lobophyllia corymbosa (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)