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Astrangia  Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53366

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2000   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumAnthozoa   
          ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia  
             SubclassHexacorallia   
                OrderScleractinia Bourne, 1900 – stony corals, madrépores  
                   SuborderFaviina Vaughan and Wells, 1943  
                      FamilyRhizangiidae D'Orbigny, 1851  
                         GenusAstrangia Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848  
    Direct Children:  
                            Species Astrangia atrata (Dennant, 1906)  
                            Species Astrangia braziliensis Vaughan, 1906  
                            Species Astrangia browni Palmer, 1928  
                            Species Astrangia californica Durham and Barnard, 1952  
                            Species Astrangia conferta Verrill, 1870  
                            Species Astrangia costata Verrill, 1866  
                            Species Astrangia dentata Verrill, 1866  
                            Species Astrangia equatorialis Durham and Barnard, 1952  
                            Species Astrangia haimei Verrill, 1866  
                            Species Astrangia howardi Durham and Barnard, 1952  
                            Species Astrangia lajollaensis Durham, 1947  
                            Species Astrangia macrodentata Theil, 1940  
                            Species Astrangia mercatoris Theil, 1941  
                            Species Astrangia poculata (Ellis and Solander, 1786) – northern star coral 
                            Species Astrangia rathbuni Vaughan, 1906  
                            Species Astrangia solitaria (Lesueur, 1817)  
                            Species Astrangia woodsi Wells, 1955  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Astrangia   
       
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wells, John W.  
  Publication Date: 1986   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A List of Scleractinian generic and subgeneric taxa, 1758-1985, (special issue)   
  Page(s): 69   
  Publisher: International Association for the Study of Fossil Cnidaria   
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  Reference for: Astrangia   
       

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