Pavement Coral [Palythoa]
Description
Palythoa colonies spread across the substrate like a patchwork of low, bumpy tiles—hence the “pavement” look. Divers commonly see them in sheltered areas where they form dense mats, sometimes with small openings where polyps can extend.
Species
Sea Mat Zoanthid
Palythoa caribaeorum
Giant Sun Polyp
Palythoa grandis
Zoanthid
Palythoa caesia
Palythoa aggregata
Palythoa aggregata
Palythoa anneae
Palythoa anneae
Palythoa arenacea
Palythoa arenacea
Palythoa argus
Palythoa argus
Palythoa aspera
Palythoa aspera
Palythoa atogrisea
Palythoa atogrisea
Palythoa australiae
Palythoa australiae
Palythoa australiensis
Palythoa australiensis
Palythoa bertholeti
Palythoa bertholeti
Palythoa brasiliensis
Palythoa brasiliensis
Palythoa braunsi
Palythoa braunsi
Palythoa brochi
Palythoa brochi
Palythoa buitendijkl
Palythoa buitendijkl
Palythoa calcaria
Palythoa calcaria
Palythoa calcigena
Palythoa calcigena
Palythoa calycina
Palythoa calycina
Palythoa canalifera
Palythoa canalifera
Palythoa canariensis
Palythoa canariensis
Palythoa cancrisocia
Palythoa cancrisocia
Palythoa capensis
Palythoa capensis
Palythoa caracasiana
Palythoa caracasiana
Palythoa ceresina
Palythoa ceresina
Palythoa chlorostoma
Palythoa chlorostoma
Palythoa cingulata
Palythoa cingulata
Palythoa clavata
Palythoa clavata
Palythoa complanata
Palythoa complanata
Palythoa congoensis
Palythoa congoensis
Palythoa dartevellei
Palythoa dartevellei
Palythoa densa
Palythoa densa
Palythoa denudata
Palythoa denudata
Palythoa dura
Palythoa dura
Palythoa durbanensis
Palythoa durbanensis
Palythoa dysancrita
Palythoa dysancrita
Palythoa eremita
Palythoa eremita
Palythoa flavoviridis
Palythoa flavoviridis
Palythoa fuliginosa
Palythoa fuliginosa
Palythoa fusca
Palythoa fusca
Palythoa glareola
Palythoa glareola
Palythoa glutinosa
Palythoa glutinosa
Palythoa grandiflora
Palythoa grandiflora
Palythoa gregorii
Palythoa gregorii
Palythoa gridellii
Palythoa gridellii
Palythoa guangdongensis
Palythoa guangdongensis
Palythoa guinensis
Palythoa guinensis
Palythoa haddoni
Palythoa haddoni
Palythoa halidosis
Palythoa halidosis
Palythoa hartmeyeri
Palythoa hartmeyeri
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Colonial Anemones
Zoantharia
|
| Family |
Sphenopidae & Sunburst Corals
Sphenopidae
|
Statistics
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