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Palythoa grandis, Sun Zoanthid. Flattened
brown to green discs w/ light outer edge. Uncommon; usually hidden amongst
rock. Roatan 2016 |
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Palythoa tuberculosa (Esper 1791),
Zooxanthellate; widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. Green, yellow to dark brown and ochre.
At right in the Red Sea. DiF pic. |
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Palythoa sp. An open and closed colony in
Nuka Hiva, Marquesas, Polynesia. |
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Palythoa sp. An unidentified Palythoa colony in the
Tuamotus, Fr. Polynesia. |
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