When we buy coral frags, we invariably look forward to the day that they reach a mature size and are eventually ready for making more frags but in the case of Palythoa grandis, you may be waiting a very long time.…
Zoanthids
Palythoa grandis – Sun Polyps are Our Favorite Zoanthids!
Palythoa grandis, also known as the Sun Polyp (not to be confused with sun coral), is a distinctive species of very large zoanthids which we have cherished for years. These unmistakable zoanthids are the largest species of Palythoa by a…
Texas Man Dies from Apparent Exposure to Palytoxin
Palytoxin from zoanthids is a well known and widely documented potential danger from our reef aquariums that we have tried to keep in focus many times over the years. Toxicologists have ranked palytoxin as one of the most dangerous natural…
Parazoanthus atlanticus是一个新的species of Yellow Polyp from the Dutch Caribbean
The biodiversity of the Dutch Caribbean has been studied for 250 years, but most records of Zoantharians don’t go much beyond the genus level or are grouped into generic catch-all species despite being common. A group of zoantharian specialists from Japan and the Netherlands has sought to change that by collecting and DNA testing new specimens as well as reexamining huge numbers of historic records and data of species collected and described from the area.
Shallow Reefs We Found On #reefbuilders Instagram
如果您喜欢浅礁坦克，请举手，因为我们肯定会这样做！！在Instagram上浏览#ReeFbuilders时，这些泻湖风格的礁石似乎越来越流行，以其简约的设计和美学。这种风格真正整洁...
The Xenomorph Coral Could Only Have Been a Zoanthid
异形珊瑚是一种无定形的Zoanthid种类，它使一些人想起了流行文化中的额外陆地。许多类型的珊瑚已经看起来很陌生，但是这种新描述的Zoanthid物种确实是……
Japan Is Getting In On the Zoanthid Craze
珊瑚Monster has made a splash for some remarkable (and expensive) corals before – but in what we think is a first for Japan, they’ve got some Hype zoanthid strain which is right up there with the best of them.…
Palytoxin Nearly Killed my Family and Pets!
A traumatic event happened at my house this week. My family and pets became very sick and in the dogs case, near death. A chain of events lead to my house being filled with aerosolized Palytoxin. This week’s event in…
Three New Species of Cryptic Zoanthids
整个世界的Zoanthids世界都从未见过，从字面上看，它们是因为它们生活在非常神秘的地区，洞穴中，否则就会尝试融合。
Minimix Of Aquatic Art’s Zoanthid Collection!
You know, for years I always described myself as not a zoanthid nut, I mean I really like them but not in the same granular detail that self described zoanthid collectors might entertain. But something has changed recently as I’ve found…