Gray, 1847

Genera: Two genera are found in the shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific:
Genus Acrhelia Acrhelia horrescens (1) ,
Genus Galaxea Galaxea alta (1).

Description: Colonies encrusting or branched, with large polyps.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Subclass Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Oculinidae

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon

Veron, J.E.N. & M. Pichon, 1979. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia III. Families Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophyllidae. Australian Insitute of Marine Sciences Monograph Series 4: 1-422, 37 unnumbered pages.

Veron, J.E.N. , 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson.

Veron, J.E.N., 2000. Corals of the world. Volumes 1-3. ? Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld.

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