Zoanthids & Button Polyps [Parazoanthidae]

Description

Parazoanthids are often seen as clusters of brightly colored polyps—sometimes forming mats or patches over rock. Divers love them for their vivid hues and the way they can look like tiny “buttons” or flowers, especially when the polyps are extended.

Genera

Symbiotic Colonial Anemones

Parazoanthus

Taxonomy