---
title: "Sea Mat"
description: "Palythoa tuberculosa — Andere dieren. Palythoa tuberculosa, also known as the pillow zoanthid, or rubbery zoanthid, is a species of cnidarian in the family Sphenopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/sea-mat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sea Mat

> Palythoa tuberculosa — Andere dieren. Palythoa tuberculosa, also known as the pillow zoanthid, or rubbery zoanthid, is a species of cnidarian in the family Sphenopidae.

- Scientific name: *Palythoa tuberculosa*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 2322
- Wikidata: [Q13993182](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13993182)
- iNaturalist taxon: [195491](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/195491)

## Names

- en: Sea Mat

## Countries with the most observations

US (543), AU (223), TW (84), ID (73), SG (60), NC (58), TH (36), FJ (31), ZA (31), NF (25), SC (24), MX (23)

## Summary

Palythoa tuberculosa, also known as the pillow zoanthid, or rubbery zoanthid, is a species of cnidarian in the family Sphenopidae. This species is commonly found in shallow tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, including Hawai'i, where it plays a role in reef ecosystems by forming encrusting colonies on rocky surfaces.

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

## Photo

![Sea Mat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sea-mat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Wells · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20199442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sea-mat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).