anthocyathus

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• anthocyathus — n.; pl. ia [Gr. anthos, flower; kyathos, cup] (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) The disklike crown portion of solitary corals that separates from the stalk (anthocaulus) …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• anthocyathus — an·tho·cy·a·thus …   English syllables

• anthoblast — n. [Gr. anthos, flower; blastos, bud] (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) In stony corals, a young sessile polyp producing an anthocyathus …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• anthocaulus — n. [Gr. anthos, flower; kaulos, stalk] (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) The stalk of a solitary coral after the separation of the disklike anthocyathus …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology