Astrangia | |
---|---|
Astrangia poculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Rhizangiidae |
Genus: |
Astrangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 [1] |
Species | |
See text
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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]
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: [1]