* The above community
consists of pinkish Rope Sponges (Gelloides ramosa), small greenish
symbiotic Zoanthids (Parazoanthus parasiticus), and Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix swensonii). The common occurrence of similar
ecological communities motivates our guess at the identity of the
sponges . In contrast with the colonial zoanthid (Parazoanthus swiftii), the zoanthid (Parazoanthus parasiticus) occurs as individual polyps. Jackson Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 45 feet or 14 meters. |