Montipora verrucosa is a stony coral Cnidarian found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Background Montipora verrucosa is present in the shallow end of reefs and in lagoons of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Colonies of M. verrucosa "are encrusting, submassive, form columns, or are laminar", and the surface of the coral have corallites between uniformly spaced verrucae. Colonies of M. verrucosa exhibit blue or brown coloring with many containing beige or white tips. Additionally, green and blue polyps extend from M. verrucosa colonies in the daylight. Deep reefs M. verrucosa colonies exhibit plating growth while shallow reefs colonies of M. verrucosa exhibit branching patterns. While normally colonies exhibit one growth pattern, some colonies exhibit both.

Life cycle Mature M. verrucosa release sperm and egg bundles that float in the water column. These bundles eventually burst, and fertilized eggs develop into planktonic larvae that float around in the water column. These planktonic follow chemical cues to find suitable substrate to attach to.