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Family Rhizangiidae

EASTERN PACIFIC

Astrangia haimei

UW Pinnacle, Anacapa Is., CA, 20 feet

CUP CORAL

Dense colonies are locally common on shaded walls.  Circular polyps 5mm wide, orange-brown, clones are in close contact but not connected by living tissue.  Central to Baja California.  Formerly known as Astrangia lajollaensis.