The most common Pocillopora in Hawaii, this coral prefers wave-agitated environments, and is found at depths down to about 150 feet. Branches are heavy and leaf-like, and fork bluntly near the ends. All branches have wart-like projections called verrucae that are covered with calices. Color of living colonies ranges from brown to pink. This delicate and fragile coral forms small bushy clumps up to about 6 inches in diameter.
Colonies consist of fine branches covered with calices.
These branches range from long and slender in calm waters to more robust forms in areas of wave action. Sometimes the skeleton will create pocket formations around a crab that lives among the branches. Usually found in protected areas and inner portions of large reef flats, this species appears to strongly depend on sunlight, as it is rarely found below about 30 feet. Colonies range in color from light brown in shallow waters to dark brown in deeper waters. Antler Coral Pocillopora eydouxi Colonies consist of thick pipe-like branches that resemble moose antlers.