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<small> (Dennant, 1906)</small>
- Astrangia browni<small> Palmer, 1928</small>
- Astrangia californica<small> Durham & Barnard, 1952</small>
- Astrangia conferta<small> Verrill, 1870</small>
- Astrangia costata<small> Verrill, 1866</small>
- Astrangia dentata<small> Verrill, 1866</small>
- Astrangia equatorialis<small> Durham & Barnard, 1952</small>
- Astrangia haimei<small> Verrill, 1866</small>
- Astrangia howardi<small> Durham & Barnard, 1952</small>
- Astrangia macrodentata<small> Thiel, 1940</small>
- Astrangia mercatoris<small> Thiel, 1941</small>
- Astrangia poculata<small> (Ellis & Solander, 1786)</small>
- Astrangia rathbuni<small> Vaughan, 1906</small>
- Astrangia solitaria<small> (Lesueur, 1817)</small>
- Astrangia woodsi<small> Wells, 1955</small>
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