A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed - Anthozoa, class Anthozoa, class Actinozoa
Noun: actinozoan (actinozoa) `aktunu'zowun
Sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed - anthozoan
Type of: class, cnidarian, coelenterate
Part of: Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata