actinozoan

actinozoan [ˌæktɪnəʊˈzəʊən]

n & adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another word for anthozoan

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

actinozoan - sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed anthozoan cnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms 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 sea anemone, anemone - marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton sea pen - fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs