''Astrogorgia'' is a genus of
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...
s belonging to the family
Plexauridae
Plexauridae is a family of marine colonial octocorals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are found in shallow tropical and subtropical seas. Many species contain symbiotic photosynthetic protists called zooxanthellae.
Characteristi ...
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The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia, Indian Ocean.
Species
Species:
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Astrogorgia arborea
''Astrogorgia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Plexauridae
Plexauridae is a family of marine colonial octocorals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are found in shallow tropical and subtropical seas. Many species conta ...
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Astrogorgia balinensis
''Astrogorgia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Plexauridae.
The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia, Indian Ocean.
Species
Species:
*''Astrogorgia arborea
''Astrogorgia'' is a genus of corals belonging to the ...
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Astrogorgia bayeri''
References
Plexauridae
Octocorallia genera
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