Alcyonaria

Translingual

Etymology

Alcyonium +‎ -aria

Proper noun

Alcyonaria

A taxonomic subclass within the class Anthozoa – sedentary colonial cnidarians.

Synonyms

(subclass): Octocorallia

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class

Hyponyms

(subclass): Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, Pennatulacea - orders

References

Octocorallia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alcyonaria (Octocorallia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alcyonaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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