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Parasitic Colonial Anemone (Umimayanthus parasiticus)
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Umimayanthus parasiticus

(Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860)

Parasitic Colonial Anemone

Also known as: Sponge Zoanthid

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Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Zoantharia

Family

Parazoanthidae

Where to find it

occasional

Dominica

Other species in Parazoanthidae

Golden Zoanthid (Parazoanthus swiftii)

Parazoanthus swiftii

Golden Zoanthid

Bushy Crust Coral (Savalia savaglia)

Savalia savaglia

Bushy Crust Coral

Yellow Cluster Anemone (Parazoanthus axinellae)

Parazoanthus axinellae

Yellow Cluster Anemone

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