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| Palythoa grandis, Sun Zoanthid. Flattened
brown to green discs w/ light outer edge. Uncommon; usually hidden amongst
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Palythoa tuberculosa (Esper 1791),
Zooxanthellate; widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. Green, yellow to dark brown and ochre.
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| Palythoa sp. An open and closed colony in
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| Palythoa sp. An unidentified Palythoa colony in the
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