Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Rhodactis species Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhodactis osculifera — considered poisonous
- Physogyra lichtensteini
- Lebrunia neglecta
- Briareum violaceum
- Hydnophora exesa
- Ricordea florida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Corallimorpharia
- Family
- Discosomidae
- Genus
- Rhodactis
- Species
- Rhodactis rhodostoma
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