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> Sea Anemones > Palythoa
heliodiscus
Updated 11/23/2022
Family
Sphenopidae
WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Palythoa
heliodiscus
Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
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Kahului, Maui, 15 feet |
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 15 feet |
Chibishi, Okinawa, 20 feet |
Vanua Levu, Fiji, 15 feet |
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SUNRAY ZOANTHID
| Occasional on shaded vertical surfaces in shallow water exposed to wave action. Polyps
loosely spaced,
tentacles short or nub-like, tan with brown disc and fine radiatating lines, mouth
small, column lacking stripes. Attains diameter of 1 inch. Formerly known as Palythoa vestitus.
Avoid contact since it may contain deadly
Palytoxin. Okinawa and Queensland to Hawaii. |
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