Palythoa mutuki
Palythoa mutuki is a species of zoanthid generally found in the Indo-Pacific but also common off the west coast of South America.[1] It occurs at depths ranging between 0 - 28m, being found in both marine and intertidal zones.[1] It was found to hold a higher diversity of associated species than Zoanthus sansibaricus, which inhabits a similar niche.[2]
Palythoa mutuki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Zoantharia |
Family: | Sphenopidae |
Genus: | Palythoa |
Species: | P. mutuki |
Binomial name | |
Palythoa mutuki (Haddon & Shackleton, 1891) | |
Gallery
- Palythoa mutuki in Thailand
- Closed Palythoa mutuki due to wave action in an Ecuadorian tidepool
- Closed Palythoa mutuki due to wave action in an Ecuadorian tidepool
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References
- "Palythoa mutuki". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- Chakravarty, Myla (2016). "Some animal associates of the zoanthids, Palythoa mutuki (Haddon & Shackeleton, 1891) and Zoanthus sansibaricus (Carlgen, 1990) along rocky shores of Visakhapatnam, India – A check list". International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 4: 380–384.
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