''Isaurus'' is a
genus of the
cnidarian phylum within the family of
Zoanthidae
Zoanthidae is a family of cnidarians.
Genera include:
* '' Acrozoanthus'' Saville-Kent, 1893
* '' Isaurus'' Gray, 1828
* ''Zoanthus
''Zoanthus'' is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and orde ...
.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around
Belize and
Fiji
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, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near
Australia
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.
Reproduction
Polyps tend to be solitary or in small clusters and tend to only open at night.
Species
* ''
Isaurus aggregatus
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Gray, 1828
* ''
Isaurus clavatus
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Gray, 1828
* ''
Isaurus cliftoni
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Gray, 1867
* ''
Isaurus gelatinosus
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Pax, 1924
* ''
Isaurus maculatus
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Muirhead & Ryland, 1985
* ''
Isaurus natans''
Gray, 1828
* ''
Isaurus savignii''
Gray, 1828
* ''
Isaurus tuberculatus
''Isaurus'' is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.
...
''
Gray, 1828
References
Zoanthidae
Hexacorallia genera
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