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Card 11/14

Name

Astroides

astroides, coral

Framing

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Genus: Astroides

Habitat

Marine, benthic, rocky bottoms and grottoes

Feeding

Colonial, sessile, filter feeders

Distribution

Southwest Mediterranean

Conservation status

Not evaluated. considered vulnerable on the Andalusian coastline.

Additional information

Hexacoralaria. Compact external calcareous skeleton that protects the polyps and fully reproduces the structure.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Calvín Calvo, J.C. (1995). El ecosistema marino mediterráneo. Guía de su flora y fauna. Edita Juan Carlos Calvin; Sánchez Tocino, L. y A. Ocaña Martín (2003). Fauna Submarina. Serie: Los Libros de la Estrella. Edita Diputación de Granada.