Biology:Colangia

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Short description: Genus of small corals

Colangia
"Colangia immersa"
Colangia immersa[2]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Colangia
Pourtalès, 1871 [1]
Species
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Colangia is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]

  • Colangia immersa Pourtalès, 1871
  • Colangia jamaicaensis Cairns, 2000
  • Colangia moseleyi (Faustino, 1927)
  • Colangia multipalifera Cairns, 2000

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cairns, S. (2015). "Colangia - Pourtalès, 1871". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267333. 
  2. Cairns S, Kitahara M (2012) An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary. ZooKeys 227: 1-47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.227.3612

Wikidata ☰ Q3943719 entry