"Alcyonacea" is a word in ENGLISH
A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which
Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.
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A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a …
Read the complete definitionOne of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
Read the complete definitionA genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used …
Read the complete definitionLike or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
Read the complete definitionA zoophyte of the order Alcyonaria.
Read the complete definitionOne of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with …
Read the complete definitionAn East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral.
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The …
Read the complete definitionA division of alcyonoid corals, including the seapens and related kinds. They are able to move about by means of …
Read the complete definitionA hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
Read the complete definitionAny small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in sponges and in most …
Read the complete definitionA genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, …
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The …
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of long, slender Alcyonaria belonging to Virgularia and allied genera of the family Virgularidae. These …
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