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Family Parazoanthidae

Parazoanthus anguicomus

(Norman, 1868)

White Cluster Anemone

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northern Atlantic Ocean: British Isles.

Natural Environment: Inhabits deeper coastal areas and usually found in areas having turbid waters.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Zoantharia

    Suborder: Macrocnemina

    Family: Parazoanthidae

    Genus: Parazoanthus

FYI: Shown here only for identification only.

A non-photosynthetic species.

Unsuitable for home tropical aquariums.

Temperature range - 40 - 59°F (4.5 - 15°C).

Best left in the wild.

 Parazoanthus anguicomus (White Cluster Anemone)
Photo © Daniel Geiger
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