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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..

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

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

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

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

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

Coral :: Coral (n.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa..

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

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

Alcyonaria :: Alcyonaria (n. pl.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea..

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

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..

Sea Amenone :: Sea amenone () Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian..

Polyp :: Polyp (n.) Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria, Hydroid..

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

Stoloniferous :: Stolon (n.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under Scyphistoma..

Sea Flewer :: Sea flewer () A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan..

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.]..

Madreporaria :: Madreporaria (n. pl.) An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa..

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

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