---
title: "Green Button Polyp"
description: "Palythoa mutuki — Autres animaux. Palythoa mutuki is a species of zoanthid generally found in the Indo-Pacific but also common off the west coast of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/green-button-polyp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green Button Polyp

> Palythoa mutuki — Autres animaux. Palythoa mutuki is a species of zoanthid generally found in the Indo-Pacific but also common off the west coast of South America.

- Scientific name: *Palythoa mutuki*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 2455
- Wikidata: [Q3950766](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3950766)
- iNaturalist taxon: [195490](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/195490)

## Names

- en: Green Button Polyp
- es: Pólipo de botón verde

## Countries with the most observations

IN (602), AU (169), US (161), ZA (135), MX (112), TW (65), SG (64), NC (46), HK (37), ID (28), EC (27), NF (16)

## Summary

Palythoa mutuki is a species of zoanthid generally found in the Indo-Pacific but also common off the west coast of South America. It occurs at depths ranging between 0 - 28m, being found in both marine and intertidal zones. It was found to hold a higher diversity of associated species than Zoanthus sansibaricus, which inhabits a similar niche. Recent research has indicated that several compounds taken from the ethanolic extract of Palythoa Mutuki have shown strong anti-viral activity towards the dengue virus, which may someday contribute towards a cure for the disease.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palythoa_mutuki

## Photo

![Green Button Polyp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-button-polyp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jim Riley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141754386

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-button-polyp?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).