Rhizangiidae
| Rhizangiidae | |
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| Culicia and Oulangia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851[1] |
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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.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]
- 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
References
- 1 2 3 Cairns, Stephen (2014). "Rhizangiidae - d'Orbigny, 1851". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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