Search Results for: polyps
Coral polyp
Definition noun, plural: coral polyps (marine biology) An invertebrate species of the class Anthozoa that may live either... Read More
Millepora alcicornis
Millepora alcicornis is a species of the family Milleporidae, class Hydrozoa, phylum Cnidaria. It is a colonial fire coral... Read More
Fibroepithelial polyp
Definition noun, plural: fibroepithelial polyps A benign, often solitary, rubbery, polypoid outgrowth of epidermal and... Read More
Hard coral
Definition noun, plural: hard corals Any of the coral species that build coral reefs by their deposition of calcium... Read More
Siphonophore
Definition noun, plural: siphonophores Any of the various marine invertebrate of the order Siphonohorae of the class... Read More
Physalia physalis
Definition noun A species within the family Physaliidae characterized by being in a colony resembling a... Read More