Galaxea acrhelia

Galaxea acrhelia
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
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]

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References

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

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[iucn-1] Hoeksema, B., Rogers, A. & Quibilan, M. 2008. Galaxea acrhelia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.

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