> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md) **Phylum**:: [Cnidaria](Cnidaria.md) **Subphylum**:: [Anthozoa](Anthozoa.md) **Superclass**:: **Class**:: [Hexacorallia](Hexacorallia.md) **Subclass**:: **Superorder**:: **Order**:: Zoanthidea **Suborder**:: **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: Parazoanthidae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Parazoanthus **Species**:: P. axinellae **Vernacular**:: Yellow encrusting anemone ## Photos  *[136 - 2023-07-23 - La Balise - Saint Cyr - France](136%20-%202023-07-23%20-%20La%20Balise%20-%20Saint%20Cyr%20-%20France.md) - An [Overhang](Overhang.md) colonized by P. axinellae. Some [Spirastrella cunctatrix - Orange encrusting sponge](Spirastrella%20cunctatrix%20-%20Orange%20encrusting%20sponge.md) and [Phorbas tenacior - Bluish encrusting sponge](Phorbas%20tenacior%20-%20Bluish%20encrusting%20sponge.md) here and there.*  *[117 - 2023-04-29 - Le Gibus - Saint Cyr - France](117%20-%202023-04-29%20-%20Le%20Gibus%20-%20Saint%20Cyr%20-%20France.md) - [Edmundsella pedata - Pink coryphella](Edmundsella%20pedata%20-%20Pink%20coryphella.md) on an [Halocynthia papillosa - Red seasquirt](Halocynthia%20papillosa%20-%20Red%20seasquirt.md), rounded by a lot of P. axinellae.*  *[135 - 2023-07-22 - Grottes fauconières - Saint Cyr - France](135%20-%202023-07-22%20-%20Grottes%20fauconières%20-%20Saint%20Cyr%20-%20France.md) - In a [Caves](Caves.md)* ## Notes Gregarious and [Sciaphyle](Sciaphyle.md) species with a soft squeletton, contrary to the Yellow solitary coral that isn't gregarious neither soft. ## References - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Parazoanthus-axinellae-Anemone-encroutante-jaune-508/(rOffset)/0 - [Découvrir la vie sous-marine - Méditerranée - Steven Weinberg](Découvrir%20la%20vie%20sous-marine%20-%20Méditerranée%20-%20Steven%20Weinberg.md) p166