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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Star Coral being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Parazoanthus brevitentacularis
- Tubastraea coccinea
- Dendrophyllia arbuscula
- Parazoanthus axinellae
- Tubastraea aurea
- Leptopsammia pruvoti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Dendrophylliidae
- Genus
- Astroides
- Species
- Astroides calycularis
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