Definition of Pennatulacea. Meaning of Pennatulacea. Synonyms of Pennatulacea

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Definition of Pennatulacea

Pennatulacea
Pennatulacea Pen*nat`u*la"ce*a, n. pl. [NL. See Pennatula.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of alcyonoid corals, including the seapens and related kinds. They are able to move about by means of the hollow muscular peduncle, which also serves to support them upright in the mud. See Pennatula, and Illust. under Alcyonaria.

Meaning of Pennatulacea from wikipedia

- Sea pens are marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea, which are colony-forming benthic filter feeders within the class Octocorallia (subphylum...
- The term "soft coral" generally applies to organisms in the two orders Pennatulacea and Alcyonacea with their polyps embedded within a fleshy m**** of coenenchymal...
- fans and sea whips) within three orders: Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, and Pennatulacea. These organisms have an internal skeleton secreted by mesoglea and polyps...
- (2011-07-29). "The global diversity of sea pens (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea)". PLOS ONE. 6 (7): e22747. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622747W. doi:10.1371/journal...
- shaped colony with a violet or red color. Pennatulaceans, in the order Pennatulacea, are soft corals in the subclass Octocorallia. But Pennatulaceans have...
- (Actiniaria), and zoanthids (Zoantharia). Octocorallia comprises the sea pens (Pennatulacea), soft corals (Alcyonacea), and blue coral (Helioporacea). Sea whips...
- The list of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine and s****-based species that form a part of the fauna of Australia. This...
- Petalonamae shares basic structural characteristics with sea pens cnidarians (Pennatulacea). Similarly, the extant jellyfish impressions and the Proterozoic (Ediacaran)...
- 2009). "Reproduction in the sea pen Funiculina quadrangularis (Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the west coast of Scotland". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science...
- PMIDĀ 3503524. Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine...