Zoanthacea
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Zoanthacea
- (archaic, zoology) A taxonomic suborder within the order Actinaria – members of which are now generally in order Zoantharia, including Zoanthus and allied genera of marine polyps, which are permanently attached by their bases.
Usage notes
- Zoanthidae is now often placed in suborder Brachycnemina.
Coordinate terms
- (suborder): Actinacea, Antipathacea
References
Brachycnemina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Zoanthid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brachycnemina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Zoanthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Zoanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- “Zoanthacea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Zoanthacea”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
