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Family: Zoanthidae (See list of species below)

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18 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Palythoa caesia []	No picture found Palythoa caribbaeorum [White encrusting zoanthid]	Palythoa grandis []
No picture found Palythoa heliodiscus []	No picture found Palythoa mammillosa [Knobby zoanthidean]	Palythoa mutuki []
No picture found Palythoa nigricans []	No picture found Palythoa psammophilia []	No picture found Palythoa texaensis []
No picture found Palythoa toxica []	No picture found Palythoa tuberculosa [Rubbery zoanthid]	No picture found Palythoa variabilis []
No picture found Zoanthus atroviridis []	No picture found Zoanthus gigantus []	No picture found Zoanthus kealakekuaensis []
No picture found Zoanthus pulchellus [Mat zoanthid]	Zoanthus sansibaricus [Violet zoanthid]	No picture found Zoanthus sociatus [Green sea mat]

18 Species of Family Zoanthidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Palythoa caesia		Indo-Pacific.
Palythoa caribbaeorum	White encrusting zoanthid	Western Atlantic.
Palythoa grandis		Western Central Atlantic
Palythoa heliodiscus		Pacific Ocean.
Palythoa mammillosa	Knobby zoanthidean	Western Atlantic
Palythoa mutuki		Indo-Pacific.
Palythoa nigricans		Western Atlantic
Palythoa psammophilia		Eastern Central Pacific
Palythoa texaensis		Western Atlantic
Palythoa toxica		Eastern Central Pacific
Palythoa tuberculosa	Rubbery zoanthid	Indo-Pacific.
Palythoa variabilis		Southwest Pacific
Zoanthus atroviridis		Southwest Pacific
Zoanthus gigantus		Western Pacific
Zoanthus kealakekuaensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Zoanthus pulchellus	Mat zoanthid	Western Atlantic.
Zoanthus sansibaricus	Violet zoanthid	Indo-Pacific.
Zoanthus sociatus	Green sea mat	Indo-West Pacific and Wes

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