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Definition: Alcyonaria

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Corals and sea anemones having eight branches.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Alcyonaria" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1878. (references)

Etymology:Alcyonaria \Al`cy*o*na"ri*a\, plural noun. [New Latin]. (references)

Common Expressions: Alcyonaria

Expressions Definition
Order Alcyonaria Corals and sea anemones having eight branches. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Alcyonaria

Alcyonaria

Alcyonaria
Iciligorgia schrammi
Iciligorgia schrammi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Alcyonaria

Alcyonaria (also known as Octocorallia, as they have 8-fold symmetry) is a subclass of the class Anthozoa within the phylum Cnidaria. It includes the sea fans and sea pens, and the soft corals of the order Alcyonacea.

The subclass is divided into a number of orders; those which are extinct are marked with †.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Alcyonaria". Image Credit.
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