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| zoanthids text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Zoanthidea |
| Pink
button zoanthid Zoanthus vietnamensis Family Zoanthidae updated Dec 2019 Where seen? Forming cushions or carpets on coral rubble. Features: Colonies 10-15cm, each polyp about 1cm in diameter. Body column greyish blue. Bright pink ring around the top of the body column, most obvious when the tentacles are tucked into the body. More about button zoanthids in general. |
 Changi, Jun 08 .  |
 Cyrene Reef, Mar 07  |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 04  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
| Pink button zoanthids on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Terumbu Bukom, Nov 10 |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
| Acknowlegement With grateful thanks to Dr James Reimer of JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) for identifying the zoanthids. |