anthozoa

Anthozoa
    n 1: a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that
         includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is
         entirely suppressed [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa},
         {Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]
    

{Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
{Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or
{Porifera}, including the sponges.
{Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] Animalcular
    

Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
   animal.] (Zool.)
   The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and
   sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are
   {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.
   [1913 Webster]