| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphylliidae : Galaxea : Galaxea paucisepta |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Galaxea : Galaxea paucisepta |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Galaxea |
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| Scientific Name | Galaxea paucisepta Claereboudt, 1990 |
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| Name Published In | Claereboudt, M. 1990. Galaxea paucisepta nom. nov. (for G. pauciradiata), rediscovery and redescription of a poorly known scleractinian species (Oculinidae). Galaxea 9: 1-8. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Galaxea paucisepta | species | belongs to Galaxea | stated with evidence | Claereboudt, 1990 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Oculinidae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Oculinidae) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oculinidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. Bromfield. 2010. Evolutionary dynamics of Indo-Pacific reef corals throughout the Neogene |
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| Common Name(s) | Octopus Coral |
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| Bromfield K. (2010) , Evolutionary dynamics of Indo-Pacific reef corals throughout the Neogene, 1-269 |
| van der Land, J. (ed) (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W. & van der Land, J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Hoeksema, B.W. 1993. Some misapplied nomina nova in reef coral taxonomy (Scleractinia). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 67: 41-47. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Claereboudt, M. 1990. Galaxea paucisepta nom. nov. (for G. pauciradiata), rediscovery and redescription of a poorly known scleractinian species (Oculinidae). Galaxea 9: 1-8. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Galaxea paucisepta
