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Family Sphenopidae

HAWAII

Palythoa caesia

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 3 feet

 

Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

 

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 5 feet

 

Makapu‘u Pinnacle, O‘ahu, 20 feet

Makapu‘u Pinnacle, O‘ahu, 20 feet

RUBBERY or PILLOW ZOANTHIDS

Commonly forms extensive mats in areas exposed to surge.  Polyps usually closed when the ocean is rough.  Color ranges from white to gray or brown.  Texture resembles hard rubber.  Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly known as Palythoa tuberculosa.