Zoanthus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Zoanthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zoanthidae – button polyps and related marine polyps.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa – class; Hexacorallia – subclass; Zoantharia – order; Brachycnemina – suborder; Zoanthidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zoanthus sociatus (green sea mat or button polyp) – type species; for other species see Zoanthus at World Register of Marine Species .

Derived terms

• Acrozoanthus
• Neozoanthus

References

• Zoanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zoanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zoanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zoanthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Zoanthus at World Register of Marine Species
• Zoanthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.