Maldives Marine Life

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Octopus coral
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Octopus coral

Galaxea astreata

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207368, checked 2026-10-31).

English
Octopus coral
Scientific
Galaxea astreata
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Hard corals
Family
Euphylliidae (torch, hammer and galaxy corals)
Depth and habitat
Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 57 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II

Description

A Galaxea with smaller, more closely packed cups than the common galaxy coral.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=4); literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013), IndOBIS).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.