American zoanthid

Epizoanthus papillosus

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth32–441 m
Water temperature2–26 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Viktor V. Grøtan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 17 records
February: 29 records
March: 41 records
April: 70 records
May: 130 records
June: 28 records
July: 33 records
August: 325 records
September: 278 records
October: 13 records
November: 53 records
December: 19 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 32–441 m · Deepest record: 2,824 m

0–10 m: 39 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 57 records
30–40 m: 166 records
40–50 m: 146 records
50–60 m: 44 records
60–70 m: 37 records
70–80 m: 35 records
80–90 m: 33 records
90–100 m: 45 records
100–110 m: 103 records
110+ m: 663 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 2–26 °C

0–2 °C: 1 records
2–4 °C: 2 records
4–6 °C: 28 records
6–8 °C: 130 records
8–10 °C: 56 records
10–12 °C: 435 records
12–14 °C: 112 records
14–16 °C: 75 records
16–18 °C: 136 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: American zoanthid, American zoanthis

Other scientific names: Duseideia papillosa, Dysidea papillosa, Epizoanthus americanus, Epizoanthus incrustatus, Epizoanthus papillosum, Epizoanthus parasiticus, Mammillifera incrustata, Sidisia incrustata, Zoanthus americanus

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,612 open-data records from 1880 to 2026.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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