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Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxy Coral
As recorded: Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Euphylliidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Galaxea fascicularis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,158 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Bathalaa, Maldives
(c) simodaless01, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
CGR3+R7 Palm Island, Australia
(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Kangean Island, East Java, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Agincourt 3 Pontoon
(c) Heather, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Galaxea fascicularis. BPBM 1a4e4a04-78f3-464e-9ba0-c5aa92c4b820. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384404. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/1a4e4a04-78f3-464e-9ba0-c5aa92c4b820.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384404 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
