''Astrangia'' is a
genus
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of
stony corals
Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a mo ...
in the
family
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Rhizangiidae
Rhizangiidae is a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia. This family is closely related to Oculinidae. Members of this family are non-reef building corals and reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small and the septa are simple.
...
. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. They reproduce from
stolon
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s. The
corallite
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s are small with simple toothed
septa
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Species
The World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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includes the following species
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in the genus:[
*'']Astrangia atrata
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. The ...
'' (Dennant, 1906)
*''Astrangia browni
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Palmer, 1928
*''Astrangia californica
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Durham & Barnard, 1952
*''Astrangia conferta
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Verrill, 1870
*''Astrangia costata
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Verrill, 1866
*''Astrangia dentata
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Verrill, 1866
*''Astrangia equatorialis
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Durham & Barnard, 1952
*''Astrangia haimei
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Verrill, 1866
*''Astrangia howardi
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Durham & Barnard, 1952
*''Astrangia macrodentata
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Thiel, 1940
*''Astrangia mercatoris
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Thiel, 1941
*''Astrangia poculata
''Astrangia poculata'', the northern star coral or northern cup coral, is a species of non-reefbuilding stony coral in the family Rhizangiidae. It is native to shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is also found o ...
'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
*''Astrangia rathbuni
''Astrangia'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. T ...
'' Vaughan, 1906
*''Astrangia solitaria
''Astrangia solitaria'', the dwarf cup coral or southern cup coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Rhizangiidae. It is native to shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
A colony of ''Astrangia so ...
'' (Lesueur, 1817)
*'' Astrangia woodsi'' Wells, 1955
References
Rhizangiidae
Scleractinia genera
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