Summary ³

Zoanthus is a genus of soft coral, anthozoans in the order Zoanthidae. It is the name genus for its family and order.

Habitat ⁴

Depth range based on 366 specimens in 81 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 276 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 300
  Temperature range (°C): -0.022 - 28.954
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 2.863
  Salinity (PPS): 33.587 - 37.169
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.411 - 7.248
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.037 - 0.562
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.811 - 8.443

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 300

Temperature range (°C): -0.022 - 28.954

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.026 - 2.863

Salinity (PPS): 33.587 - 37.169

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.411 - 7.248

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.037 - 0.562

Silicate (umol/l): 0.811 - 8.443
 
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Zoanthus ⁵

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

Contents

• 1Species
• 2Aquaria
• 3See also
• 4References

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Zoanthus:^[1]

• Zoanthus coppingeriHaddon & Shackleton, 1891
• Zoanthus durbanensisCarlgren, 1938
• Zoanthus gigantusReimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
• Zoanthus kealakekuaensisWalsh & Bowers, 1971
• Zoanthus kuroshioReimer & Ono in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
• Zoanthus natalensisCarlgren, 1938
• Zoanthus praelongusCarlgren, 1954
• Zoanthus pulchellus(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
• Zoanthus robustusCarlgren, 1950
• Zoanthus sansibaricusCarlgren, 1900
• Zoanthus sociatus(Ellis, 1768)
• Zoanthus solanderiLe Sueur, 1818
• Zoanthus vietnamensisPax & Müller, 1957

Aquaria

Zoanthids are prized in the fishkeeping 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

• Norzoanthamine

References

1. ^(2018). Zoanthus Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206284 on 2018-08-28

Zoanthus: brief summary ⁶

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

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kent Miller
2. (c) North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, all rights reserved, uploaded by North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
3. Adapted by North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoanthus
4. Adapted by North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher from a work by Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/17411203
5. (c) Wikipedia authors and editors, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/26771434
6. (c) Wikipedia authors and editors, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/26771433

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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