octocoral

English

Etymology

From octo- +‎ coral.

Noun

octocoral (plural octocorals)

1. (marine biology) An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa.
   • 2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.

Synonyms

• octocorallian
• octocoralline

Spanish

Noun

octocoral m (plural octocorales)

1. octocoral