class Anthozoa

Thesaurus

Noun

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class Anthozoa - a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressedActinozoa, Anthozoa, class ActinozoaCnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata - hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; coralsactinozoan, anthozoan - sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressedActinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria - sea anemonesAlcyonaria, order Alcyonaria - corals and sea anemones having eight branchesMadreporaria, order Madreporaria - stony coralsclass - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders