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

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SEA FANS/SEA WHIPS  

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  • Phylum Cnidaria. Class Anthozoa. Subclass Octocorallia. Order Alyconacea. Commonly known as Gorgonians are water-based animals formed by colonial polyps with 8 fold symmetry, consisting of 'soft corals' lacking a distinct stony skeleton distinguished by calcareous spicules less than 0.3 mm in length used in identification

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  • 2017-03-13 14:20:43.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Phylum Cnidaria. Class Anthozoa. Subclass Octocorallia. Order Alyconacea. Commonly known as Gorgonians are water-based animals formed by colonial polyps with 8 fold symmetry, consisting of 'soft corals' lacking a distinct stony skeleton distinguished by calcareous spicules less than 0.3 mm in length used in identification language code: en);

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