请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sea whip
释义

sea whip


sea whip

n. Any of various gorgonian corals growing in clusters of long flexible whiplike stalks with few or no branches.

sea whip


sea whip,

erect colony of marine animals of the phylum Cnidaria, with whiplike branches. The skeleton consists of a horny axis, overlaid with small calcareous bodies called spicules. Often beautifully colored, sea whips and the closely related sea fanssea fan,
colonial marine animal forming erect, flattened, branching colonies in tropical and subtropical waters. Colonies may be several feet high and are often colorful, with purples, reds, and yellows predominating.
..... Click the link for more information.
 and sea feathers add to the beauty of tropical or subtropical shallow-water marine communities. Sea whips are classified in the phylum CnidariaCnidaria
or Coelenterata
, phylum of invertebrate animals comprising the sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, and hydroids. Cnidarians are radially symmetrical (see symmetry, biological).
..... Click the link for more information.
, class Anthozoa, order Gorgonacea.
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/31 5:54:30