octopus coral
Galaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Galaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Name authority
- (Lamarck, 1816)
- Common name
- octopus coral
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Euphylliidae
- Genus
- Galaxea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classAnthozoa
- subclassHexacorallia
- orderScleractinia Bourne, 1900
- suborderRefertina Okubo, 2016
- familyEuphylliidae Haime & Milne Edwards, 1857
- genusGalaxea Oken, 1815
- speciesGalaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galaxea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| octopus coralGalaxea cryptoramosa Fenner & Veron, 2000 | EuphylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| crystal coralGalaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) | EuphylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| octopus coralGalaxea longisepta Fenner & Veron, 2000 | EuphylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galaxea musicalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Anthophyllum musicale (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Galaxea clava (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
| Anthophyllum sphaerula Ehrenberg, 1834 Ehrenberg, 1834 | synonym |
| Caryophyllia musicalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Galaxea organum musicalis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Linnaeus, 1767) | synonym |
| Galaxea susanae Nemenzo & Ferraris, 1982 Nemenzo & Ferraris, 1982 | synonym |
| Madrepora musicalis Linnaeus, 1767 Linnaeus, 1767 | synonym |
| Anthophyllum clavus Dana, 1846 Dana, 1846 | synonym |
| Caryophyllia astreata Lamarck, 1816 Lamarck, 1816 | synonym |
| Galaxea negrensis Nemenzo, 1979 Nemenzo, 1979 | synonym |
| Anthophyllum astraeatum (Lamarck, 1816) (Lamarck, 1816) | synonym |
| Anthophyllum astreatum (Lamarck, 1816) (Lamarck, 1816) | synonym |
| Galaxea clavus (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Milne Edwards, H., & Haime, J. (1851). Monographie des polypiers fossiles des terrains palaeozoïques, précédée d’un tableau général de la classification des polypes. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Archives, 5: 1–502, 20 pls. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3F2ST. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.