Definition of Alcyonacea. Meaning of Alcyonacea. Synonyms of Alcyonacea

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Definition of Alcyonacea

Alcyonacea
Alcyonacea Al`cy*o*na"ce*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

Meaning of Alcyonacea from wikipedia

- Alcyonacea are an order of sessile colonial cnidarians that are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the deep sea, polar waters, tropics...
- sea pens, and gorgonians (sea fans and sea whips) within three orders: Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, and Pennatulacea. These organisms have an internal skeleton...
- (Pennatulacea), soft corals (Alcyonacea), and blue coral (Helioporacea). Sea whips and sea fans, known as gorgonians, are part of Alcyonacea and historically were...
- Long Island Sound is a large marine estuary in the Northeastern United States. It forms the maritime border between New York's Long Island and Connecticut...
- Leptophytidae is a family of corals belonging to the order Alcyonacea. Genera: Circularius McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017 Leptophyton van Ofwegen & Schleyer...
- meters below sea level in areas with strong currents. In common with other Alcyonacea, red corals have the shape of small leafless bushes and grow up to a meter...
- Immel. p. 39. ISBN 9780907151111. Wikispecies has information related to Alcyonacea. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dendronephthya klunzingeri. v...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 15 species   Critically endangered (CR): 987 species   Endangered (EN): 1,163 species   Vulnerable (VU): 2,178 species   Near...
- Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria class: Octocorallia Order: Alcyonacea Family: Gorgoniidae Genus: Gorgonia Species: G. ventalina Binomial name...
- Alcyonacea Helioporacea Pennatulacea...