''Palythoa heliodiscus'', the sunray zoanthid, is a species of
cnidarian
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter.
Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that th ...
in the family
Sphenopidae
Sphenopidae is a family of cnidarians.
Genera include:
* '' Palythoa'' Lamouroux, 1816
* ''Sphenopus
''Sphenopus'' (common name coastal grass), is a genus of Asian and Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
; Species
* '' Sphenopus divari ...
.
References
heliodiscus
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