Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Brown Sponge Zoanthid
Bergia catenularis
Brown Sponge Zoanthid
Category: Zoanthids
Scientific Name: Bergia catenularis
Synonyms: Parazoanthus catenularis
Size: 1/8 to 1/4 in. (0.3 to 0.7 cm)  
Depth: 60-150 ft. (18-45 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Zoantharia (Order)
   └Parazoanthidae (Family)
    └Bergia (Genus)

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