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.
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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.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: Astrangia atrata (Dennant, 1906) Astrangia browni Palmer, 1928 Astrangia californica Durham & Barnard, 1952 Astrangia conferta Verrill, 1870 Astrangia costata Verrill, 1866 Astrangia dentata Verrill, 1866 Astrangia equatorialis Durham & Barnard, 1952 Astrangia haimei Verrill, 1866 Astrangia howardi Durham & Barnard, 1952 Astrangia macrodentata Thiel, 1940 Astrangia mercatoris Thiel, 1941 Astrangia poculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) Astrangia rathbuni Vaughan, 1906 Astrangia solitaria (Lesueur, 1817) Astrangia woodsi Wells, 1955
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