Cluster anemones

Parazoanthidae

Family of colonial zoanthids whose polyps grow from a shared encrusting base, typically over sponges, gorgonians or rock in temperate and tropical seas.

Last updated May 2026

Canary sea matPalythoa canariensis6 photos

0–30mRocky reef

Encrusting colonial zoanthid forming thick fleshy mats with embedded polyps over boulders in the Canary Islands.

Observed at

El Río(El Hierro)

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