English > Anthozoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed. |
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Synonyms | class Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoa |
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Member of | Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata | hydras |
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Members | Actiniaria, order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria | sea anemones |
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Alcyonaria, order Alcyonaria | corals and sea anemones having eight branches |
Madreporaria, order Madreporaria | stony corals |
anthozoan, actinozoan | sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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Spanish | antozoos, Antozoos |
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Catalan | Anthozoa, Antozoos |
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