White encrusting zoanthid
A species of Palythoa Scientific name : Palythoa caribaeorum Genus : Palythoa
White encrusting zoanthid, A species of Palythoa
Botanical name: Palythoa caribaeorum
Genus: Palythoa
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Description
Photo By James D. Reimer, Mamiko Hirose, Peter Wirtz , used under CC-BY-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
Palythoa caribaeorum is a Zoanthidae species from the Sphenopidae family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1860 by Duchassaing & Michelotti.
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Photo By James D. Reimer, Mamiko Hirose, Peter Wirtz , used under CC-BY-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Cnidarians Class
Sea anemones and corals Order
Zoantharians Family
Sphenopidae Genus
Palythoa Species
White encrusting zoanthid 
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