Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Madrepora galapagensis Vaughan, 1906, Amphelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) , Amphelia venusta Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850, Amphihelia (Diplohelia) moresbyi Alcock, 1898, Amphihelia kauaiensis (Vaughan, 1907), Amphihelia moresbyi Alcock, 1898, Amphihelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758), Amphihelia tenuis (Moseley, 1880), Amphihelia venusta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850), Cyathohelia formosa Alcock, 1898, Lophelia exigua (Pourtalès), Lophohelia candida Moseley, 1880, Lophohelia investigatoris Alcock, 1898, Lophohelia tenui Moseley, 1880, Lophohelia tenuis Moseley, 1880, Madrepora (Amphihelia) oculata Linnaeus, 1758, Madrepora alcocki Faustino, 1927, Madrepora candida (Moseley, 1881), Madrepora formosa (Alcock, 1898), Madrepora galapagensis Vaughan, 1906, Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907, Madrepora oculata f. galapagensis Vaughan, 1906, Madrepora tenuis (Moseley, 1881), Madrepora venusta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850), Madrepora vitiae Squires & Keyes, 1967, Oculina oculata (Linnaeus, 1758), Sclerhelia formosa (Alcock, 1898), Sclerohelia formosa (Alcock, 1898) (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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