Kingdom Animalia Family Zoanthidae Phylum Cnidaria Order Zoanthids | Suborder Brachycnemina Species P. toxica Genus Palythoa Subclass Hexacorallia | |
Similar Palythoa, Zoanthids, Hexacorallia, Protopalythoa, Zoanthidae | ||
Palythoa toxica also referred to by its Hawaiian common name, limu-make-o-Hana (Seaweed of Death from Hana) is a species of zoanthid native to Hawaii. It is notable as the species in which Palytoxin was first discovered and isolated from.
References
Palythoa toxica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA