Astroides
| Astroides calycularis | |
|---|---|
| Astroides calycularis colony with tentacles expanded | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Astroides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 |
| Species: | A. calycularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroides calycularis (Pallas, 1766) | |
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 Peter Simon Pallas.
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