Astrangia

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Astrangia
Astrangia danae.jpeg
Astrangia poculata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Rhizangiidae
Genus: Astrangia
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • Coenangia Verrill, 1870

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. They reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small with simple toothed septa.[1]

Species[]

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]

  • (Dennant, 1906)
  • Palmer, 1928
  • Durham & Barnard, 1952
  • Verrill, 1870
  • Verrill, 1866
  • Verrill, 1866
  • Durham & Barnard, 1952
  • Verrill, 1866
  • Durham & Barnard, 1952
  • Thiel, 1940
  • Thiel, 1941
  • Astrangia poculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
  • Vaughan, 1906
  • Astrangia solitaria (Lesueur, 1817)
  • Wells, 1955

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Cairns, Stephen (2014). "Astrangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-02-08.


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