These cool creatures were observed during our most recent REEF snorkel survey in shallow water behind the Waikīkī Aquarium.
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Marine Invertebrate of the Week: Rubbery Zoanthid
This past weekend I went snorkeling on the east side and found a peculiar creature that I’ve never seen before. Turns out it’s actually a type of zoanthid, Palythoa caesia. Zoanthids are cnidarians and consist of colonies of individual polyps. The polyps in this picture were closed, which they usually are in areas of high […]
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