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Dwarf Cup Coral

Astrangia solitaria

Classification

Astrangia solitaria, the dwarf cup coral or southern cup coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Rhizangiidae. It is native to shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Description A colony of Astrangia solitaria consists of a small number of cylindrical corallites (stony cups), 4 to 6 mm (0.

Distribution

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