HyperDic: class_anthozoa

English > 1 sense of the expression class Anthozoa:
NOUNanimalclass Anthozoa, Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoaa large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals
English > class Anthozoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed.
SynonymsAnthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoa
Member ofCnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenteratahydras
MembersActiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinariasea anemones
Alcyonaria, order Alcyonariacorals and sea anemones having eight branches
Madreporaria, order Madreporariastony corals
anthozoan, actinozoansessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanishantozoos, Antozoos
CatalanAnthozoa, Antozoos

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