Astrangia Explained

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