| Cape zoanthid | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Parazoanthidae |
| Genus: | Isozoanthus |
| Species: | I. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Isozoanthus capensis | |
The Cape zoanthid (Isozoanthus capensis) is a species of zoanthid in the family Parazoanthidae. [2]
The Cape zoanthid is a small colonial, anemone-like anthozoan. It grows up to 0.5 cm across. It has an upright hollow columnar body with a tentacle-ringed mouth. It is orange to pink with a few spiky tentacles and a sand coated body column. [3]
It has so far been found only from the Cape Peninsula and to Port St Johns on the South African coast. It appears to be endemic to this area, and lives in shallow water.
This zoanthid is usually found in small colonies of around 20-50 individuals under overhangs. It feeds on plankton. [3]
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The ring-tentacle anemone is a species of sea anemone in the family Isanthidae.
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The purple soft coral is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae.
The stalked trumpet jelly, is a species of stalked jellyfish in the family Depastridae. It is the only member of the genus Depastromorpha.
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