alcyonacea

Proper noun

A taxonomic order within the subclass Alcyonaria — the soft corals.

Origin

Alcyonium +‎ -acea

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Orders: Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Pseudaxonia, Axifera, Stelechotokea, Coenothecalia.
The skeleton of the Alcyonacea consists of separate calcareous spicules, which are often, especially in the Nephthyidae, so abundant and so closely interlocked as to form a tolerably firm and hard armour.

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