Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Hydroid Zoanthid
Hydrozoanthus tunicans
Hydroid Zoanthid
Category: Zoanthids
Scientific Name: Hydrozoanthus tunicans
Synonyms: Parazoanthus tunicans
Size: Up to 0.25 in. (0.6 mm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Zoantharia (Order)
   └Hydrozoanthidae (Family)
    └Hydrozoanthus (Genus)

Cnidarians
Zoanthids

Hydroid Zoanthid

Brown Sponge Zoanthid

Maroon Sponge Zoanthid

Golden Zoanthid

Sponge Zoanthid

White Encrusting Zoanthid

Mat Zoanthid



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