Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Culicia stellata
coral, coral no hermatípico, Ahermatypic corals
Corralines short, cylindrical but irregular, 3.5-5 mm in diameter.
Found predominantly in intertidal and shallow water, on the walls of caves and the undersides of rocks to 27 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Rhizangiidae
Genus
Culicia
Species
stellata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Culicia japonica Yabe & Eguchi, 1936, Culicia truncata Dana, 1846
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Found in the Cocos Islands, central and south Pacific, and throughout the Galapagos archipelago.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Chiriboga, A., Ober, W.C. (2005) A field guide to corals of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 54 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Culicia stellata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7924. Accessed 16 July 2025.