Green Sea Mat

Zoanthus sociatus

• Group: Coral

A green zoanthid that carpets reef rock and rubble in shallow subtidal water, its many small polyps linked by a shared mat. Symbiotic algae in its tissue supply much of its food, tinting the colony its typical green.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Zoantharia › Zoanthidae › Zoanthus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 288843.