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Palythoa
Sign in to savePalythoa is a genus of anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
pavement coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderZoantharia
- FamilySphenopidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 548
- With media
- 45
- Family
- Zoanthidae
- Collections
- MCZ, CAS, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Antigua And Barbuda, Tonga, Philippines, Thailand, American Samoa, Micronesia, Federated States Of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sphenopidae
- Image
- Palythoa grandis (Sun Zoanthids).jpg
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- Commons category
- Palythoa
- taxon name
- Palythoa
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Palythoa
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Palytoxin
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Species
- References
Palythoa is a genus of anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
==Description== The polyps of Palythoa are partially embedded in an encrusting mat of tissue (coenenchyme) covering the substrate on which the colony grows. The individual polyps have flattened oral discs surrounded by a fringe of tentacles. The tentacles' shape and size can vary considerably between species, and even between colonies of the same species. Their colors are also highly variable, with relatively dull shades like cream, coffee, white, brown, or yellow, being the most common. Bright green colonies also exist, but these are more rare.
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