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Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Oculinidae

Genus: Galaxea

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Galaxea acrhelia
[Stony hard coral]

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Galaxea alta
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Galaxea astreata
[Octopus coral]

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Galaxea cryptoramosa
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Galaxea fascicularis
[Galaxy coral]

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Galaxea horrescens
[Hard coral]

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Galaxea longisepta
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Galaxea paucisepta
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Scientific Name Galaxea acrhelia Galaxea alta Galaxea astreata Galaxea cryptoramosa Galaxea fascicularis Galaxea horrescens Galaxea longisepta Galaxea paucisepta	English Name Galaxy coral Hard coral Octopus coral Stony hard coral	Distribution Indo-Pacific Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific.	Max. Length 0.4 CORD 500 COLD	Year 1767 1816 1846 1980 1990 2000 2002

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