Astrangia
[ uh-streyn-jee-uh ]
/ əˈstreɪn dʒi ə /
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noun
a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
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Next come the Madreporians, of which our Astrangia, to be described hereafter, may be cited as an example.
Seaside Studies in Natural History|Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz