Anthozoa

See also: anthozoa

Translingual

Sarcophyton trocheliophorum, a species of Anthozoa

Etymology

antho- (“flower”) +‎ -zoa (“animals”), second element based on Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion).

Proper noun

Anthozoa

1. the corals, sea pens and sea anemones:
   1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria.
   2. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Cnidaria.
   3. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Anthozoa.

Hypernyms

• (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum

Hyponyms

• (class in Cnidaria): Alcyonaria, Octocorallia, Hexacorallia - subclasses
• (subphylum): Anthozoa - class
• (class in Anthozoa): Hexacorallia (Actiniaria, Antipatharia, Ceriantharia, Corallimorpharia, Scleractinia, Zoantharia - orders), Octocorallia (Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, Pennatulacea - orders) - subclasses

References

• Anthozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anthozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anthozoa at World Register of Marine Species
• Anthozoa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anthozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project