Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

White Encrusting Zoanthid
Palythoa caribaeorum
White Encrusting Zoanthid
Category: Zoanthids
Scientific Name: Palythoa caribaeorum
Size: disk 0.25 to 0.5 in. (0.6 to 1.3 cm)  
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Zoantharia (Order)
   └Sphenopidae (Family)
    └Palythoa (Genus)

Cnidarians
Zoanthids

White Encrusting Zoanthid

Mat Zoanthid

Hydroid Zoanthid

Brown Sponge Zoanthid

Maroon Sponge Zoanthid

Golden Zoanthid

Sponge Zoanthid



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