Description: The oral disc of this symbiotic zoanthid is up to 0.6 cm in diameter and bears small tentacles.
Color: Body and tentacles dark maroon, burgundy or purple. Tentacles may be somewhat translucent.
Habitat: Symbiotic on a wide variety of sponges, including the Brown tube sponge (Agelas conifera ) and the Dark volcano sponge (Pseudaxinella zeai ). It is the most common zoanthid below 20 m.
Distribution: Common Bahamas and Caribbean.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Subclass Hexacorallia Order Zoanthidea Genus Parazoanthus Species Parazoanthus puertoricense
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Scientific synonyms and common names
Maroon sponge zoanthid [English]
Humann, P., 1992. Reef Creature Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas, (ed. N. Deloach). New World Publications, Inc., Paramount Miller Graphics, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.
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