anthozoan

• Nom désignant une classe d'animaux marins sessiles (les Anthozoaires), comprenant des polypes solitaires ou coloniaux, chez lesquels la phase méduse est totalement absente ou réduite.

A noun referring to a class of sessile marine coelenterates that includes both solitary and colonial polyps, in which the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed.

1. Sessile marine animalC2formalscientific

   A class of marine coelenterates that are sessile and include both solitary and colonial polyps, with the medusoid phase entirely suppressed.

   Anthozoaire

   • Coral reefs are built by colonies of anthozoans.
   • The sea anemone is a well-known example of an anthozoan.
   • Anthozoans are found in oceans around the world.

   Synonymesactinozoan