Leseur’s zoanthid

Palythoa leseuri

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Description

Palythoa leseuri is a Zoanthidea species from the Sphenopidae family. Description Zoanthids with large and flat, brown oral disc with ridges and knob-like tentacles on the margins of the oral discs. The oral discs sit on a thin stalk. The zoanthid forms large aggregations. It is partially embedded in an encrusting mat of... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Maldives Indo-Pacific

Colors

white

brown

yellow

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

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