Scleractinia name details
Astraea galaxea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
1451495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451495)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Astraea Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Astrea Lamarck, 1801
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Astraea galaxea (Ellis & Solander, 1786). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451495 on 2026-05-01
original description
(of Madrepora galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details]
basis of record Duchassaing de Fontbressin, P. (1850). Animaux radiaires des Antilles. (Plon Frères: Paris): 1-35, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524263d/f7.image [details]
basis of record Duchassaing de Fontbressin, P. (1850). Animaux radiaires des Antilles. (Plon Frères: Paris): 1-35, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524263d/f7.image [details]