Genus Galaxea Oken, 1815
- Galaxea (pars) Oken, L. 1815. Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil, Zoologie. Erste Abteilung. Jena : Schmid pp. i-xxviii, 1-842. [1815: pp. 1-841, Register; 1816: Atlas, I-IV, pls I-XVII] [72].
Type species:
Madrepora fascicularis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Potts, D.C. 1995. Porites Link, 1807, Galaxea Oken, 1815, Mussa Oken, 1815 and Dendrophyllia Blainville, 1830 (Anthozoa, Scleractinia): proposed conservation. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 52: 142-147
- ICZN 2004. Opinion 2601 (Case 2900). Porites Link, 1807, Galaxea Oken, 1815, Mussa Oken, 1815 and Dendrophyllia Blainville, 1830 (Anthozoa, Scleractinia): generic names conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 61(1): 51–53
General References
Veron J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agaraciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 4: 1-459 (Veron & Pichon , 1979 :Source Reference)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 03-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 24-May-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | FAVIINA Vaughan & Wells, 1943 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |