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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Parazoanthidae |
| Genus: | Umimayanthus |
| Species: | U. parasiticus
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| Umimayanthus parasiticus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) [1]
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Umimayanthus parasiticus, commonly known as the sponge zoanthid, is a species of coral in the order Zoantharia which grows symbiotically on several species of sponge. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
- ^ Reimer, James Davis (2018). "Umimayanthus parasiticus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-26.