Galaxea astreata

Galaxea astreata

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Euphylliidae
Genus:	Galaxea
Species:	G. astreata
Binomial name
*Galaxea astreata* (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
List Anthophyllum clavus Dana, 1846 Anthophyllum musicale (Linnaeus, 1767) Caryophyllia astreata Lamarck, 1816 Galaxea clavus Dana, 1846 Galaxea musicalis (Linnaeus, 1767) Galaxea negrensis Nemenzo, 1979 Galaxea susanae Nemenzo & Ferraris, 1982 Madrepora musicale Linnaeus, 1767

Galaxea astreata is a large polyp stony coral in the family Euphylliidae.

Gallery

Corals and coral reefs
Stony corals	Blue Brain Elegance Elkhorn Hermatypic Chalice Pillar Staghorn Table
Soft corals	Bamboo Black Organ pipe Sea fans Sea pens
Coral reefs	Atoll Cay Coral Fringing Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey Spur and groove formation
Coral regions	List of reefs Deep-water coral African coral reefs Amazon Reef Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia barrier reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Southeast Asian coral reefs
Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band White band disease White pox disease
Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Society for Reef Studies Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball
Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline algae Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Symbiodinium Tabulata

References

↑ Hoeksema, B., Rogers, A. & Quibilan, M. 2008. Galaxea astreata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.

Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q3942952 ADW: Galaxea_astreata ARKive: galaxea-astreata EoL: 1006416 Fossilworks: 177433 GBIF: 2260575 iNaturalist: 503688 IRMNG: 11298044 ITIS: 53408 IUCN: 133354 NCBI: 154325 Species+: 6469 uBio: 251699 WoRMS: 207368

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