Definition of "anthozoan" []

• Any of a class (Anthozoa) of marine organisms, such as the corals and sea anemones, that have radial segments and grow singly or in colonies. (noun)

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• "In turn, anthozoan species seem to have lost their group A HOX9-14 gene (present in hydrozoans; inconclusive data for scyphozoans; figure 1)."
• "Hill A, Wagner A, Hill M (2003) Hox and paraHox genes from the anthozoan Parazoanthus parasiticus."
• "Neuronal GSX expression, as reported from several hydrozoan and anthozoan species, is clearly more significant."