Research Article

Species Diversity of Shallow Water Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in Florida

Table 1

Zoanthid specimens from florida examined in this study, their collection details, GenBank accession numbers, and identity.

Specimen numberCollection locality*LatitudeLongitudeDepth (m)GenBank accession number Identity
mt 16S rDNACOIITS-rDNA

1558Hawk Channel Patch Reef, Key West24 29′ 53.21′′ N81 44′ 01.17′′ W6JX119135JX119160JX119122P. aff. variabilis
1559Offshore from Destin, FL30 20′ 53′′ N286 29′ 57′′ W 230JX119138JX119164JX119128P. grandis
1560Dania Beach26 05′ 18.49′′ N 80 06′ 26.05′′ W5JX119142JX119165JX119124P. grandiflora
1561Big Pine Key24 38′ 14.44′′ N 81 18′ 50.42′′ W5JX119139JX119163JX119129P. grandis
1562Pompano Beach26 15′ 27.30′′ N 80 04′ 49.47′′ W2JX119141JX119167JX119126P. aff. clavata
1563Miami Beach25 45′ 37.48′′ N 80 07′ 44.23′′ W1JX119140JX119166JX119125P. aff. clavata
1564Hawk Channel Patch Reef, Key West24 29′ 53.21′′ N81 44′ 01.17′′ W6NANAJX119123P. aff. variabilis
1565Miami Beach25 45′ 37.48′′ N 80 07′ 44.23′′ W1NANAJX119127P. caribaeorum
1566Aquarium Trade1NANANAJX119137JX119162JX119121P. aff. variabilis
1567Aquarium Trade1NANANAJX119136JX119161JX119120P. aff. variabilis
1568Fisher Island25 45′ 25.08′′ N 80 08′ 03.68′′ W1NANAJX119131Z. sociatus
1569Lake Worth26 46′ 24.94′′ N 80 02′ 19.70′′ WIntertidalNANANAZ. aff. pulchellus
1570Hawk Channel Patch Reef, Key West24 29′ 53.21′′ N81 44′ 01.17′′ W6JX119151JX119157NAZ. solanderi
1571Fisher Island25 45′ 25.08′′ N 80 08′ 03.68′′ W1JX119150JX119158NAZ. solanderi
1572Dania Beach26 03′ 46.21′′ N 80 06′ 26.25′′ W3NANANAZ. pulchellus
1573Dania Beach26 03′ 46.21′′ N 80 06′ 26.25′′ W4JX119143JX119156NAZ. pulchellus
1574Hawk Channel Patch Reef, Key West24 29′ 53.21′′ N81 44′ 01.17′′ W6JX119148NAJX119132Z. sociatus
1575Boynton Beach26 32′ 42.36′′ N 80 02′ 32.85′′ WIntertidalJX119144NANAZ. aff. pulchellus
1576Jupiter26 56′ 40.76′′ N 80 04′ 17.34′′ W1JX119147JX119155JX119130Z. pulchellus
1577Jupiter26 56′ 38.10′′ N 80 04′ 25.45′′ W1JX119146NANAZ. pulchellus
1578Pompano Beach26 15′ 27.30′′ N 80 04′ 49.47′′ WIntertidalJX119145NANAZ. aff. pulchellus
1579Key West24 29′50.05′′N 81 45′08.01′′W1JX119149JX119154JX119133Z. sociatus
1580Big Pine Key24 38′ 14.44′′ N 81 18′ 50.42′′ W5JX119152JX119159NAI. tuberculatus
1581Pt Everglades Inlet26 05′ 32.88′′ N80 06′ 26.80′′ W2JX119153JX119168JX119134Terrazoanthus sp.

*All locations Florida unless otherwise noted.
1Acquired from the aquarium trade, origin unknown.
2Location approximate.
NA: not available, not acquired.