Octopus Coral 
 
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Group:
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic


Species/Common Names:
Galaxea acrhelia
Galaxea astreata
Galaxea cryptoramosa
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxy Coral
Galaxea longisepta
Galaxea paucisepta

Facts Summary:
Galaxea (commonly known as the Octopus Coral species) is a genus of corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones of concern and found in the following area(s): Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Galaxea".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Galaxea acrheliaVU-IUCN2008Asia, Australia
2. Galaxea astreataVU-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
3. Galaxea cryptoramosaVU-IUCN2008Asia, Australia
4. Galaxea fascicularisNT-IUCN2008Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
5. Galaxea longiseptaNT-IUCN2008Asia, Australia
6. Galaxea pauciseptaNT-IUCN2008Asia, Australia, Oceanic

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