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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > ANTHOZOANS/OCTOCORALS

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ANTHOZOANS/OCTOCORALS  

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  • Subclass of class Anthozoa (Phylum Cnidarian) of aquatic organisms formed by colonial polyps with eight fold symmetry, consisting of 'soft corals' lacking a distinct stony skeleton distinguished by minute, spiny skeletal sclerites used in identification.

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  • 2017-03-09 15:43:38.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Subclass of class Anthozoa (Phylum Cnidarian) of aquatic organisms formed by colonial polyps with eight fold symmetry, consisting of 'soft corals' lacking a distinct stony skeleton distinguished by minute, spiny skeletal sclerites used in identification. language code: en);

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