Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Zoantharia
Subordo: Brachycnemina
Familia: Zoanthidae
Genus: Zoanthus
Species: Z. alderi – Z. gigantus – Z. kuroshio – Z. pulchellus – Z. sansibaricus - Z. sociatus
(note: This species list is not complete a is far from reflecting the actual diversity in this genus)
Name
Zoanthus Lamarck, 1801
Type species: Zoanthus sociatus Lamarck, 1801
References
Ryland, J.S. 2015. Size-defined morphotypes in Zoanthus (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) populations on shores in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Zootaxa 3986(3): 332–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Vernacular names
magyar: Kéreganemóna
Zoanthus is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and order.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Zoanthus:[1]
Zoanthus coppingeri Haddon & Shackleton, 1891
Zoanthus durbanensis Carlgren, 1938
Zoanthus gigantus Reimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
Zoanthus kealakekuaensis Walsh & Bowers, 1971
Zoanthus kuroshio Reimer & Ono in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006
Zoanthus mantoni (may be synonymous with Zoanthus coppingeri)[2]
Zoanthus natalensis Carlgren, 1938
Zoanthus praelongus Carlgren, 1954
Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Zoanthus robustus Carlgren, 1950
Zoanthus sansibaricus Carlgren, 1900
Zoanthus sociatus (Ellis, 1768)
Zoanthus solanderi Le Sueur, 1818
Zoanthus vietnamensis Pax & Müller, 1957
Aquaria
Zoanthus polyps.jpg
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
(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
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zoanthus mantoni". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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