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pol·yp
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anthozoan
any of the solitary or colonial sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including the corals, sea anemones, and sea pens, in which the body is in the form of a polyp -
basal disk
the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate. -
blue coral
any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region. -
bryozoan
any aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Bryozoa, forming colonies of polyps each having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) -
coenosarc
a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals -
coral
Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.