lesser star coral
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971
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
- Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971
- Name authority
- Chevalier, 1971
- Common name
- lesser star coral
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Genus
- Goniastrea
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- suborderVacatina Okubo, 2016
- familyMerulinidae Haime & Milne Edwards, 1857
- genusGoniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- speciesGoniastrea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Goniastrea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Goniastrea columella Crossland, 1948 | MerulinidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lesser star coralGoniastrea favulus (Dana, 1846) | MerulinidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| lesser star coralGoniastrea minuta Veron, 2000 | MerulinidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Goniastrea stelligera (Dana, 1846) | MerulinidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goniastrea variabilis (Duncan, 1873) | MerulinidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Goniastrea capitata Studer, 1880 Studer, 1880 | synonym |
| Goniastrea parvistella (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
| Goniastrea solida Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | synonym |
| Astraea parvistella Dana, 1846 Dana, 1846 | synonym |
| Dipsastraea solida (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) | synonym |
| Goniastrea retiformis var. parvistella (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
| Dipsastrea solida (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) | synonym |
| Astraea (Fissicella) parvistella Dana, 1846 Dana, 1846 | synonym |
| Goniastraea retiformis var. parvistella (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
| Goniastraea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971 Chevalier, 1971 | synonym |
| Goniastrea retiformis var. solida Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 | synonym |
| Astrea parvistella (Dana, 1846) (Dana, 1846) | synonym |
| Goniastraea parvistella (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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207466 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:3GVFS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.