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...
- fans and sea whips) within three orders: Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, and Pennatulacea. These organisms have an internal skeleton secreted by mesoglea and polyps...
- 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...
- — soft corals and gorgonians order Helioporacea — blue corals order Pennatulacea — pennatules, sea feathers, sea pens, sea pansies subclass Ceriantharia...
- (2011-07-29). "The global diversity of sea pens (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea)". PLOS ONE. 6 (7): e22747. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622747W. doi:10.1371/journal...
- PMID 3503524. Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine...
- 493–498. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(69)90942-5. Williams, Gary C. "Index Pennatulacea Annotated Bibliography and Indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia)...
- Alcyonacea Helioporacea Pennatulacea...
- Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria class: Octocorallia Order: Pennatulacea Family: Renillidae Gray, 1870 Genus: Renilla Lamarck, 1816...
- (1995). "REVISION OF THE GENUS RENILLA LAMARCK, 1816 (OCTOCORALLIA, PENNATULACEA), WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM THE SUB-ANTARCTIC REGION"...