sea whip

sea whip,

erect colony of marine animals of the phylum Cnidaria, with whiplike branches. The skeleton consists of a horny axis, overlaid with small calcareous bodies called spicules. Often beautifully colored, sea whips and the closely related sea fanssea fan,
colonial marine animal forming erect, flattened, branching colonies in tropical and subtropical waters. Colonies may be several feet high and are often colorful, with purples, reds, and yellows predominating.
..... Click the link for more information. and sea feathers add to the beauty of tropical or subtropical shallow-water marine communities. Sea whips are classified in the phylum CnidariaCnidaria
or Coelenterata
, phylum of invertebrate animals comprising the sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, and hydroids. Cnidarians are radially symmetrical (see symmetry, biological).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Anthozoa, order Gorgonacea.

单词	sea whip
释义	sea whip sea whip n. Any of various gorgonian corals growing in clusters of long flexible whiplike stalks with few or no branches. sea whip sea whip, erect colony of marine animals of the phylum Cnidaria, with whiplike branches. The skeleton consists of a horny axis, overlaid with small calcareous bodies called spicules. Often beautifully colored, sea whips and the closely related sea fanssea fan, colonial marine animal forming erect, flattened, branching colonies in tropical and subtropical waters. Colonies may be several feet high and are often colorful, with purples, reds, and yellows predominating. ..... Click the link for more information. and sea feathers add to the beauty of tropical or subtropical shallow-water marine communities. Sea whips are classified in the phylum CnidariaCnidaria or Coelenterata , phylum of invertebrate animals comprising the sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, and hydroids. Cnidarians are radially symmetrical (see symmetry, biological). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Anthozoa, order Gorgonacea.
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