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White Encrusting Zoanthid

Palythoa caribaeorum

Habitat:

shallow reefs in areas with some water movement, down to 12 m

Notes:

I would say most of this area of flat reef is covered is this.

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3 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway a year ago

It is from your other spotting of the Sea Rod that I could figure this one out....never heard of Sea Rod before I saw your pics. I absolutely enjoy seeing spottings of marine life and learning about them. So, thanks Livan !

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero a year ago

Thank you Leuba, Yes, that is a Sea Rod in pic 3. There are several in this reef area of, I believe, the same species as the one in the photo. I took a better photo of a larger one for a spotting, but I am not sure of the species. Here is that spotting: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17...

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway a year ago

Very interesting and a great close-up shot LivanEscudero. In pic 3 is the coral in the background a sea rod?

LivanEscudero
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LivanEscudero

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

Spotted on Jul 12, 2022
Submitted on Jul 13, 2022

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