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Anthozoa

A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.

📖 Definitions of "Anthozoa"

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A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.

🔄 Synonyms of "Anthozoa"

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class actinozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
class anthozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
actinozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anthozoa"

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Word	Definition
actinozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
class actinozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
class anthozoanoun	no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
anthozoannoun	(marine biology) A marine invertebrate of the class Anthozoa, such as a sea anemone or coral.
anthozoonnoun	(zoology) A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.
aiptasia	a genus of a symbiotic cnidarian belonging to the class Anthozoa (sea anemones, corals).
corallimorpharia	an order of marine cnidarians closely related to stony or reef building corals (Scleractinia).
zoanthidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the order Zoanthidea of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs and other marine environments.
acropora	a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria.
sea anemonenoun	Any polyp, of the order Actiniaria, which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles.
starfishnoun	Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
soft coralnoun	Any of the order Alcyonacea of corals that do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons.
bryozoannoun	(zoology) A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
ctenophora	Ctenophora (: ctenophore ; )
black coralnoun	Any of various tropical corals of the family Antipathidae.
asterozoannoun	Any animal in the echinoderm subphylum Asterozoa, which includes the brittle stars, basket stars and starfish
mollusknoun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of mollusc. [A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.]
alcyonaceannoun	(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral.
scyphozoa	an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies").
alcyonacea	an order of sessile colonial cnidarians that are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the deep sea, polar waters, tropics and subtropics.