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Definition of anthozoa

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Anthozoa (n. pl.) The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria..

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Millepore :: Millepore (n.) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia..

Helianthoidea :: Helianthoidea (n. pl.) An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria.

Gonidium :: Gonidium (n.) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.

Hexactinia :: Hexactinia (n. pl.) The Anthozoa.

Sarcoseptum :: Sarcoseptum (n.) One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.

Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.

Actinia :: Actinia (n.) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]..

Loculus :: Loculus (n.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.

Polyperythrin :: Polyperythrin (n.) A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids.

Zooid :: Zooid (n.) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydroidea, and Bryozoa; -- sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed..

Anthozoan :: Anthozoan (a.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa.

Polypi :: Polypi (n. pl.) The Anthozoa.

Anthozoic :: Anthozoic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.

Polyp :: Polyp (n.) One of the Anthozoa.

Zoantharian :: Zoantharian (n.) One of the Anthozoa.

Polyactinia :: Polyactinia (n. pl.) An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles..

Sclerenchyma :: Sclerenchyma (n.) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of Anthozoa, constituting the stony corals..

Zoantharia :: Zoantharia (n. pl.) Same as Anthozoa.

Actinozoa :: Actinozoa (n. pl.) A group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example..

Zoanthodeme :: Zoanthodeme (n.) The zooids of a compound anthozoan, collectively..