anthozoan

Definitions of anthozoan

noun
sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

synonyms: actinozoan

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anemone, sea anemone
marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

sea pen
fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies

coral
marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

actinia, actinian, actiniarian
any sea anemone or related animal

gorgonian, gorgonian coral
corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton

madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral
corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

type of:
cnidarian, coelenterate
radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms

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