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Galaxea fascicularis
As recorded: Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Euphylliidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- NE side; off Moerai (village)
- Island
- Rurutu Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 100 m
- Identified by
- J.E. Maragos, October 1981James Maragos →1 October →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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 1787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36902132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36902132 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026