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Star Coral

Astroides calycularis

Seabook: Star Coral

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Max Depth

70 m

Description

Astroides is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is monotypic and the only species is Astroides calycularis, which is endemic to the western Mediterranean Sea. The species was first described in 1766 by the German naturalist P... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

brown
yellow
orange

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

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