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Sea Pansy
Mike Brady, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Corals, anemones & jellyfish

Sea Pansy

Renilla reniformis (Pallas, 1766)

Names

EnglishSea Pansy
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese海肾
Scientific nameRenilla reniformis (Pallas, 1766)

About this species

Renilla reniformis, the sea pansy, is a species of soft coral in the family Renillidae. It is native to warm continental shelf waters of the Western Hemisphere. It is frequently found washed ashore on North East Florida beaches following northeasterly winds or rough surf conditions. It also can often be found living intertidally completely buried in the sand. An important predator is the striped sea slug, Armina tigrina.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCnidaria
ClassAnthozoa
OrderScleralcyonacea
FamilyRenillidae
GenusRenilla

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