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anthozoa

A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed.

        anthozoa
        1
        He was the Coral Worm ("Anthozoa," if you prefer).
        Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
        2
        The wormlike, lazy, fast-multiplying Anthozoa is fighting passively but with terrific power, to set at naught all man's might and wit.
        Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
        3
        (See ANTHOZOA, COELENTERA, CTENOPHORA and HYDROZOA.)
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        1
        Now, throughout this sub-division of the Actinozoa phosphorescence is a very general phenomenon.
        Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) / Wonders of Earth, Sea ...
        2
        Huxley's Actinozoa comprised the sea-anemones, corals and sea-pens, on the one hand, and the Ctenophora on the other.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        3
        Shunting "Actinozoa" to "Coelenterata" would do no harm, and would have the great merit of letting me breathe a little.
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
        4
        But if you think better that "Actinozoa" should come in its place under A, I will try what I can do.
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
        5
        He suggests at once that "Hydrozoa" and "Actinozoa," in his list, should be dealt with by the writer of the article "Coelenterata."]
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
        6
        (Others were "Actinozoa," "Amphibia," "Animal Kingdom," and "Biology.")
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
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