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Caribbean Sea Mat
Palythoa caribaeorum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Brown Colonial AnemonePalythoa grandiflora
Sea MatPalythoa tuberculosa
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosa
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoides
Green Button PolypPalythoa mutuki
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularis
Elliptical Star CoralDichocoenia stokesii
Mat ZoanthidZoanthus pulchellus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 773 |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 83 |
| Mexico | 32 |
| Quintana Roo | 31 |
| Puerto Rico | 21 |
| Espirito Santo | 19 |
| Sao Paulo | 17 |
| Bahia | 11 |
| Pernambuco | 10 |
| Alagoas | 10 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Sea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa |
| Order | Zoantharians · Zoantharia |
| Family | Sphenopidae |
| Genus | Palythoa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Caribbean Sea Mat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.