Golden Zoanthid (Parazoanthus swiftii)

Invertebrateverified

Parazoanthus swiftii

(Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860)

Golden Zoanthid

Also known as: Yellow Caribbean Colonial Anemone

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Zoantharia

Family

Parazoanthidae

Where to find it

rare

Guadeloupe

Other species in Parazoanthidae

Umimayanthus parasiticus

Umimayanthus parasiticus

Parasitic Colonial Anemone

Savalia savaglia

Savalia savaglia

Bushy Crust Coral

Parazoanthus axinellae

Parazoanthus axinellae

Yellow Cluster Anemone

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