WoRMS name details
Madrepora galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786
1370143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1370143)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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. Madrepora galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1370143 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
Other
additional source
Zlatarski VN, Martinez Estalella N. (1982). Les Scléractiniaires de Cuba avec des données sur les organismes associés. <em>Editions l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, Sofia.</em> 472 pp. [details]
additional source Gregory JW. (1895). Contribution to the paleontology and physical geology of the West Indies. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 51: 255-312, pl. 11. [details]
additional source Gregory JW. (1895). Contribution to the paleontology and physical geology of the West Indies. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 51: 255-312, pl. 11. [details]