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Family Epizonthidae

Epizoanthus sp.

Red Branching Zoanthid

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: North Atlantic Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky bottom areas in coastal bays.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Zoantharia

    Suborder: Macrocnemina

    Family: Epizoanthidae

    Genus: Epizoanthus

FYI: A low light and medium water flow species that appears to be fairly hardy, yet it's a non-photosynthetic species that requires hand feeding.

Unsuitable for home tropical aquariums.

A cool water species and best left in the wild.

 Epizoanthus sp. (Red Branching Zoanthid)
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