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(Lesueur, 1817)
It is one of the most common azooxanthellate corals in the western Atlantic and it is commonly attached to dead coral rubble and the undersides of platy corals, down to 40 (51) meters.
Color:
Corallites usually uniformly light brown or light brown in the distal half, grading to white on the lower half. Occasionally the corallites are entirely white.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonyms:
Astrangia brasiliensis Vaughan, 1906
Astrangia epithecata Duncan, 1876
Astrangia granulata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Astrangia minuta Duncan, 1876
Astrangia neglecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Astrangia solitaria portoricensis Vaughan, 1901
Caryophyllia solitaria Leseuer, 1817
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Rhizangiidae (Family) > Astrangia (Genus) > Astrangia solitaria (Species)
It is one of the most common azooxanthellate corals in the western Atlantic and it is commonly attached to dead coral rubble and the undersides of platy corals, down to 40 (51) meters.
Color:
Corallites usually uniformly light brown or light brown in the distal half, grading to white on the lower half. Occasionally the corallites are entirely white.
Source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonyms:
Astrangia brasiliensis Vaughan, 1906
Astrangia epithecata Duncan, 1876
Astrangia granulata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Astrangia minuta Duncan, 1876
Astrangia neglecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Astrangia solitaria portoricensis Vaughan, 1901
Caryophyllia solitaria Leseuer, 1817
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Rhizangiidae (Family) > Astrangia (Genus) > Astrangia solitaria (Species)