Zoanthus sansibaricus

Zoanthus sansibaricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Zoantharia
Family: Zoanthidae
Genus: Zoanthus
Species:
Z. sansibaricus
Binomial name
Zoanthus sansibaricus
Carlgren, 1900
Synonyms[1]
  • Zoanthus cavernarum Pax & Müller, 1957
  • Zoanthus cyanoides Pax & Müller, 1957
  • Zoanthus erythrochloros Pax & Müller, 1957
  • Zoanthus gnophodes Pax & Müller, 1957
  • Zoanthus pacificus Walsh & Bowers, 1971
  • Zoanthus zansibaricus Carlgren, 1900

Zoanthus sansibaricus is a species of zoanthid generally found in the Indo-pacific but also off the western coast of South America.[2] The range of habitation has been noted in intertidal zones along with areas below 7 m, but shows phenotypical and morphological differences based on depth and shading.[3][4] Shaded individuals contain larger polyps compared to unshaded.[4] It can be divided into three reproductive categories, male, female and asexual.[5] Spawning has been observed within the middle of July, using lunar phases as an indicator.[5] Various subclades are theorized to appear based on the time of year.[6]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zoanthus sansibaricus Carlgren, 1900". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. ^ "Zoanthus sansibaricus, violet zoanthid". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ Kamezaki, Minaho; Higa, Marie; Hirose, Mamiko; Suda, Shoichiro; Reimer, James Davis (2013-03-01). "Different zooxanthellae types in populations of the zoanthid Zoanthus sansibaricus along depth gradients in Okinawa, Japan". Marine Biodiversity. 43 (1): 61–70. doi:10.1007/s12526-012-0119-2. ISSN 1867-1624.
  4. ^ a b Ong, Chin Wei; Reimer, James D.; Todd, Peter A. (2013-05-01). "Morphologically plastic responses to shading in the zoanthids Zoanthus sansibaricus and Palythoa tuberculosa". Marine Biology. 160 (5): 1053–1064. doi:10.1007/s00227-012-2158-4. ISSN 1432-1793.
  5. ^ a b Ono, Shusuke; Reimer, James Davis; Tsukahara, Junzo (February 2002). "Reproduction of Zoanthus sansibaricus in the Infra-Littoral Zone at Taisho Lava Field, Sakurajima, Kagoshima, Japan". Zoological Science. 22 (2): 247–255. doi:10.2108/zsj.22.247. ISSN 0289-0003.
  6. ^ Reimer, James D.; Ono, Shusuke; Tsukahara, Junzo; Takishita, Kiyotaka; Maruyama, Tadashi (2007). "Non-seasonal clade-specificity and subclade microvariation in symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) in Zoanthus sansibaricus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) at Kagoshima Bay, Japan". Phycological Research. 55 (1): 58–65. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00446.x. ISSN 1440-1835.