“…The zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) is an exclusively marine colonial species that inhabits the beach rocks along the coast of Pernambuco, and it is very common on the beaches of Porto de Galinhas, Piedade, Guadalupe, and Suape (SOARES et al, 2006). Its polyps produce mucus that protects the colony from desiccation, and it is used by fishing communities as an anesthetic and antiinflammatory agent, as well as for the treatment of topical wounds (SOARES et al, 2006).…”