Alcyonaria

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Noun1.Alcyonaria - corals and sea anemones having eight branchesAlcyonaria - corals and sea anemones having eight branches
order Alcyonaria
animal order - the order of animals
Actinozoa, Anthozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa - a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Alcyonacea, suborder Alcyonacea - comprising the soft corals
family Pennatulidae, Pennatulidae - sea pens
Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea - red corals and sea fans
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Kashman, "Sarcophine-a new toxin from the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum (Alcyonaria)," Toxicon, vol.
Influence of the Blue Coral Heliopora coerulea on Scleractinian Coral Larval Recruitment
The digestive organs of the alcyonaria and their relation to the mesogleal cell plexus.
Circulation of fluids in the gastrovascular system of a stoloniferan octocoral
It is an adjective, undefined, but obviously pertaining to Gorgoniacea, a synonym for Gorgonacea, an order of Alcyonaria, including such specimens as sea fans and sea shrubs.
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