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