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Rhizangiidae
Sign in to saveRhizangiidae 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rhizangiidae is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Wikidata and genus.
Vinony files it under Cnidaria families, Rhizangiidae and Scleractinia.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyRhizangiidae
Rhizangiidae is een familie van neteldieren uit de klasse van de Anthozoa (bloemdieren). Geslachten 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 Septastraea †
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 128
- Family
- Rhizangiidae
- Collections
- LACM, UF, UCMP, CAS, YPM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Vietnam, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
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- Category:Rhizangiidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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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.
==Genera== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: †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
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