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anthozoa

Noun

The word is derived from anthozoan

Meaning

The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.

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A comprehensive morphological cladistic analysis by Schuchert (1993) supports the basal position of Anthozoa with the Scyphozoa and Cubozoa being more closely related to each other than to Hydrozoa. Source: Internet

A purple-striped jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Jellyfish belong to Medusozoa, the clade of cnidarians which excludes Anthozoa (e. Source: Internet

Anthozoa have no medusa stage at all and the polyps are responsible for sexual reproduction. Source: Internet

In addition to both of these methods, Anthozoa can split horizontally just above the base. Source: Internet

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