Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Platyzoanthus mussoides being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pavona explanulata
- Turbinaria bifrons
- Echinopora lamellosa
- Hydnophora exesa
- Oxypora lacera
- Cryptodendrum adhaesivum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Corallimorpharia
- Family
- Discosomidae
- Genus
- Platyzoanthus
- Species
- Platyzoanthus mussoides
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