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Family Parazoanthidae

Parazoanthus parasiticus

(Duchassaing & Michalotti, 1860)

Sponge Zoanthids

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Belize and Puerto Rico.

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal areas and usually found at depths between 30 to 100 feet (10 - 30 m).

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 aquariums/extremely difficult to maintain any length of time!

Best left in the wild.

 Parazoanthus parasiticus (Sponge Zoanthids)
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