Astrangia

American  

[uh-streyn-jee-uh] / əˈstreɪn dʒi ə /

noun

1. a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.

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Etymology

Origin of Astrangia

1848; < New Latin < Greek ástr ( on ) star + angeî ( on ) vessel + -a -a ²

Example Sentences

Limestone parts of an individual of Astrangia; magnified.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander

Next come the Madreporians, of which our Astrangia, to be described hereafter, may be cited as an example.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander

Magnified individuals of an Astrangia community in different stages of expansion.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander

The mouth of the Astrangia is oval, and the partitions spread in a fan-shaped way, being somewhat shorter at one side of the animal than on the other.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander