actinozoan

Noun
  1. Sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps;
    The medusoid phase is entirely suppressed (synset 101916804)
    is a type of: cnidarian, coelenterate - radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
    subtypes:
    • anemone, sea anemone - marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
    • sea pen - fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
    • coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
    belongs to: actinozoa, anthozoa, class actinozoa, class anthozoa - a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
    same as: anthozoan

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