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Rhizangiidae
Sign in to saveRhizangiidae is a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia. This family is closely related to Oculinidae. Members of this family are non-reef building corals and reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small and the septa are simple.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyRhizangiidae
Rhizangiidae is een familie van neteldieren uit de klasse van de Anthozoa (bloemdieren). Geslachten Astrangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Cladangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 Culicia Dana, 1846 Oulangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Platyhelia Rhipidogyra Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 † Rhizangia Septastraea †
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- 128
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- Rhizangiidae
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- LACM, UF, UCMP, CAS, YPM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Vietnam, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka
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Rhizangiidae is a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia. This family is closely related to Oculinidae. Members of this family are non-reef building corals and reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small and the septa are simple.
==Genera== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: †Arctangia Wells, 1937 Astrangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Cladangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 Culicia Dana, 1846 Oulangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †Platyhelia Tenison-Woods, 1880 †Rhipidogyra Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †Rhizangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 †Septastrea d'Orbigny, 1849
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