Galaxea acrhelia

Galaxea acrhelia

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Euphylliidae
Genus:	Galaxea
Species:	G. acrhelia
Binomial name
*Galaxea acrhelia* Veron, 2000

Galaxea acrhelia is a large polyp stony coral in the family Euphylliidae.

Distribution[]

It can be found uncommonly throughout the Indo-West Pacific with populations concentrating in Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Hoeksema, B., Rogers, A. & Quibilan, M. 2008. Galaxea acrhelia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.

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Soft corals	Bamboo Black Organ pipe Sea fans Sea pens
Coral reefs	Atoll Cay Coral Fringing Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey Spur and groove formation
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Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band Stony coral tissue loss disease White band disease White pox disease
Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Coral Reef Society Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball
Symbiotic algae	Zooxanthellae Amphidinium Symbiodinium
Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral in non-tropical regions Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline algae Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Tabulata

Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q3952472 ADW: Galaxea_acrhelia ARKive: galaxea-acrhelia Fossilworks: 223785 GBIF: 2260576 iNaturalist: 503691 IRMNG: 10729545 IUCN: 133109 NCBI: 1888344 SeaLifeBase: 45812 Species+: 3305 uBio: 2471467 WoRMS: 288113

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