Antipathozoanthus Sinniger, Reimer & Pawlowski, 2009

Reimer, James & Fujii, Takuma, 2010, Four new species and one new genus of zoanthids (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) from the Galapagos Islands, ZooKeys 42 (42), pp. 1-36 : 6

Genus Antipathozoanthus Sinniger, Reimer & Pawlowski, 2009

Type species: Antipathozoanthus macaronesicus ( Ocaña & Brito, 2004)

Diagnosis (from Sinniger et al. 2009): Unlike other described zoanthid genera, Antipathozoanthus is found on living antipatharians (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia ), and unlike gorgonian-associated Savalia , does not appear to secrete its own scleroproteinous axis. Colonial zoanthids, polyps linked together by a basal coenenchyme usually covering all of antipatharian substrate axis, size of expanded oral disks usually between 4–12 mm width and 4–15 mm high. Column lightly incrusted with fine sediments, not completely covering ectoderm. Column and tentacles often yellowish, pinkish, cream or red. Mesenteries follow macrocnemic organisation. Distributed in tropical and subtropical area at depths ranging from 10 m to 45 m.