Astrocoeniidae | |
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Stephanocoenia intersepta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Suborder: | Astrocoeiina |
Family: |
Astrocoeniidae Koby, 1890 [1] |
Genera | |
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Astrocoeniidae is a family of stony corals. The family is distributed across the tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. [2]
Astrocoeniids include both hermatypic and ahermatypic ( reef-building) colonial corals, both with and without symbiotic zooxanthellae. The family is made up of both branching and encrusting species which can range in size from less than 5 cm (2.0 in) to more than 30 m (98 ft) across. [2]
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera and species in the family: [3]