Montipora Corals come in 4 main varieties, Capricorn, which is the plating variety. Digitata, which is a branching variety, Stellata and Undata which are the encrusting variety, and the Spongode which is a mixture of the other 3, it encrusts and plates out and has branches coming out of the top. These are an easy to keep variety of SPS and the palting variety is highly desired due to its beautiful scrolling shape.