Mat Zoanthid Zoanthus pulchellus

Photo: Bert Hoeksema

Classification

Zoanthidae [family]

Zoanthus [genus] (5)

pulchellus [species]

Classification

Zoanthidae [family]

Zoanthus [genus] (5)

pulchellus [species]

Names

English name	Mat Zoanthid
Alternative English name	Mat Anemone
Valid name	Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Cnidaria [phylum] Cnidarians
  - Anthozoa [class] Gorgonians, Corals and Anemones
    - Hexacorallia [subclass] Stony Corals
      - Zoantharia [order] Zoanthids
        
        Brachycnemina [suborder]
        
        Zoanthidae [family]
        
        Zoanthus Lamarck, 1801 [genus]
        
        Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860) [species] Mat Zoanthid