''Parazoanthus'' is a
genus
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of
anemone
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-like
anthozoa
Anthozoa is a subphylum of marine invertebrates which includes the sea anemones, Scleractinia, stony corals and Alcyonacea, soft corals. Adult anthozoans are almost all attached to the seabed, while their larvae can disperse as part of the plank ...
ns in the
order
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Zoantharia
Zoanthids ( order Zoantharia also called Zoanthidea or Zoanthiniaria) are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different coloniz ...
.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* ''
Parazoanthus aliceae''
Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri & Stefanni, 2017
* ''
Parazoanthus anguicomus''
(Norman, 1868)
* ''
Parazoanthus antarcticus''
Carlgren, 1927
* ''
Parazoanthus aruensis''
Pax, 1911
* ''
Parazoanthus axinellae
''Parazoanthus axinellae'', commonly known as the yellow cluster anemone, is a zoanthid coral found on the southern Atlantic coasts of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Zoanthids differ from true sea anemones, in having a different internal a ...
''
(Schmidt, 1862)
* ''
Parazoanthus capensis''
Carlgren, 1938
* ''
Parazoanthus darwini
''Parazoanthus darwini'' is a species of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos. It can be distinguished by its association with sponges, by having about 24–30 tentacle
In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, and elongate ...
''
Reimer & Fujii, 2010
* ''
Parazoanthus dichroicus
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
Haddon A.C. & Shackleton A.M. 1891
* ''
Parazoanthus douglasi
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
Haddon & Shackleton, 1891
* ''
Parazoanthus elongatus
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
McMurrich, 1904
* ''
Parazoanthus haddoni
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
Carlgren, 1913
* ''
Parazoanthus juan-fernandezii
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
Carlgren, 1922
* ''
Parazoanthus lividum
''Parazoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Parazoanthus'':
* '' Parazoanthus aliceae'' Carreiro-Silva, Ocaña, Stanković, Sampaio, Porteiro, Fabri ...
''
Cutress, 1971
* ''
Parazoanthus swiftii
''Parazoanthus swiftii'', commonly known as the golden zoanthid, is a species of coral in the order Zoantharia which grows symbiotically on several species of sponge. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean. ...
''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
References
Parazoanthidae
Bioluminescent cnidarians
Hexacorallia genera
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