Parazoanthus axinellae
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Parazoanthus axinellae, the Yellow Cluster Anemone is a zoanthid
coral found on the southern Atlantic coasts of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea
Zoanthids differ from true sea anemones, in having a different internal anatomy and in forming true colonies in which the individual animals (polyps) are connected by a common tissue, called the coenenchyme. The species is yellow orange in colour with 24 to 36 tentacles disposed in two rows. The polyps are 5 millimeters in diameter and 20mm. in height.
Zoantharia
Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different colonizing formations and in numerous colors...
coral found on the southern Atlantic coasts of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
Zoanthids differ from true sea anemones, in having a different internal anatomy and in forming true colonies in which the individual animals (polyps) are connected by a common tissue, called the coenenchyme. The species is yellow orange in colour with 24 to 36 tentacles disposed in two rows. The polyps are 5 millimeters in diameter and 20mm. in height.