Rhizangiidae

Rhizangiidae

Rhizangiidae

Family of corals

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]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Genera ...

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]

  • †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

References

  1. [1]
    Cairns, Stephen (2014). "Rhizangiidae - d'Orbigny, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-02-08.


Stub icon

This Scleractinia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Rhizangiidae, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.