Zoanthid Species Coral Profiles

Commonly known as Zoanthid, Colonial, Button, Snake or Tube Polyps, Sea Mats, Zoanthid Coral and Colonial Anemones, here is identifcation, aquarium care, propagation and other profile information on Family Zoanthidae - Genera Acrozoanthus, Isaurus, Palythoa, Protopalythoa, Zoanthus, and Family Parazoanthidae - Genus Parazoanthus species corals.

Zoanthid Coral Photos

Protopalythoa Coral Profile
A coral profile on the Protopalythoa, a soft species that is commonly named Sea Mat and Button Polyps.

Palythoa Coral Profile
A coral profile on the Palythoa, a soft species that is commonly named Sea Mat and Button Polyps.

Zoanthus Coral Profile
A coral profile on the Zoanthus genus coral , a soft species that is commonly named Sea Mat and Button Polyps.

Yellow Polyp Species Profile
From Janet's Reef Polyps & Mushrooms Page, here you will find a general charactertistics profile on these types of corals, but it includes a Yellow Polyp species photo (Parazoanthus gracilis) that when clicked on provides an enlarged view and some basic care information about this colonial Zoanthid.

Zoanthids of Hawai'i Profiled
From Hawai'i Coral Reef Networks' Corals Index, here are pictures with characteristic profiles on a few of the Order Zoanthidea species of Zoanthids found in Hawaiian waters.

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