Rhizangiidae

Rhizangiidae
Culicia and Oulangia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Anthozoa
Order:Scleractinia
Family:Rhizangiidae
d'Orbigny, 1851[1]
Genera
See text

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]

  • Arctangia Wells, 1937
  • 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. 1 2 3 Cairns, Stephen (2014). "Rhizangiidae - d'Orbigny, 1851". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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