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Galaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)
Octopus coral| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Galaxea astreata AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Oculinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 57 m (Ref. 847). Tropical; 36°N - 31°S, 32°E - 172°W (Ref. 847)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to Australia and Egypt to Samoa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Colonies are submassive, columnar or encrusting and commonly exceed 2 meters across in turbid water. Corallites sometimes vary greatly in size. Grey, pink, green or brown in color. Tentacles are seldom fully extended during the day.
Maximum depth from Ref. 100925.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Vulnerable (VU) (A4cd); Date assessed: 01 January 2008
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 24.1 - 28.8, mean 27.4 (based on 452 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.