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.