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Zoanthus

Zoanthus is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and order.

Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Zoanthus: • Zoanthus coppingeri Haddon & Shackleton, 1891 • Zoanthus durbanensis Carlgren, 1938 • Zoanthus gigantus Reimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006 • Zoanthus kealakekuaensis Walsh & Bowers, 1971 • Zoanthus kuroshio Reimer & Ono in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006 • Zoanthus mantoni (may be synonymous with Zoanthus coppingeri) • Zoanthus natalensis Carlgren, 1938 • Zoanthus praelongus Carlgren, 1954 • Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) • Zoanthus robustus Carlgren, 1950 • Zoanthus sansibaricus Carlgren, 1900 • Zoanthus sociatus (Ellis, 1768) • Zoanthus solanderi Le Sueur, 1818 • Zoanthus vietnamensis Pax & Müller, 1957 ==Aquaria==
Aquaria
Zoanthids are prized in the aquarium hobby, being relatively easy to raise and very colorful. Known as "button polyps" or "zoas" they can spread to completely cover a rock with brightly colored circular patterns. It also exhibits proteins similar to green fluorescent protein. ==See also==
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