Zoanthus
Genus of corals
| Zoanthus | |
|---|---|
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| Dragon Eye zoanthids | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Zoanthidae |
| Genus: | Zoanthus Lamarck, 1801 |
Zoanthus is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and order.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Zoanthus:[1]
- Zoanthus coppingeri Haddon & Shackleton, 1891
- Zoanthus durbanensis Carlgren, 1938
- Zoanthus gigantus Reimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
- Zoanthus kealakekuaensis Walsh & Bowers, 1971
- Zoanthus kuroshio Reimer & Ono in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
- Zoanthus mantoni (may be synonymous with Zoanthus coppingeri)[2]
- Zoanthus natalensis Carlgren, 1938
- Zoanthus praelongus Carlgren, 1954
- Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
- Zoanthus robustus Carlgren, 1950
- Zoanthus sansibaricus Carlgren, 1900
- Zoanthus sociatus (Ellis, 1768)
- Zoanthus solanderi Le Sueur, 1818
- Zoanthus vietnamensis Pax & Müller, 1957
Aquaria
Zoanthids are prized in the fishkeeping hobby, being relatively easy to raise and very colorful. Known as "button polyps" or "zoas" they can spread to completely cover a rock with brightly colored circular patterns. It also exhibits proteins similar to green fluorescent protein.
See also
- Norzoanthamine
References
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