Symbiotic Colonial Anemones [Parazoanthus]
Description
Parazoanthus forms colonial clusters of small, anemone-like polyps that can create striking patterns on rocks and coral rubble. Divers may notice their tentacle-like crowns and, in many species, the way they thrive in close association with the surrounding reef community.
Species
Yellow Colony Polyp
Parazoanthus axinellae
Swiftia Sea Fan Polyp
Parazoanthus swiftii
Antler Coral
Parazoanthus elongatus
Parazoanthus aliceae
Parazoanthus aliceae
White Cluster Anemone
Parazoanthus anguicomus
Parazoanthus antarcticus
Parazoanthus antarcticus
Parazoanthus aruensis
Parazoanthus aruensis
Parazoanthus atlanticus
Parazoanthus atlanticus
Parazoanthus brevitentacularis
Parazoanthus brevitentacularis
Parazoanthus capensis
Parazoanthus capensis
Parazoanthus darwini
Parazoanthus darwini
Parazoanthus dichroicus
Parazoanthus dichroicus
Parazoanthus douglasi
Parazoanthus douglasi
Parazoanthus franciscae
Parazoanthus franciscae
Parazoanthus fuegiensis
Parazoanthus fuegiensis
Parazoanthus haddoni
Parazoanthus haddoni
Parazoanthus juan-fernandezii
Parazoanthus juan-fernandezii
Parazoanthus lividum
Parazoanthus lividum
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Colonial Anemones
Zoantharia
|
| Family |
Zoanthids & Button Polyps
Parazoanthidae
|
Statistics
- Species 18