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Definition of Gorgonacea
1. Noun. Red corals and sea fans.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Alcyonaria, Order Alcyonaria
Member holonyms: Gorgonian, Gorgonian Coral
Definition of Gorgonacea
1. n. pl. See Gorgoniacea.
Medical Definition of Gorgonacea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorgonacea
Literary usage of Gorgonacea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... classification of the Alcyonaria referred to the difficulty there is in finding
sufficiently distinct characters to separate the Alcyonaria gorgonacea. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"... between 40 and 100 fathoms, the swabs brought up only a few solitary corals
with a considerable number of fragments of several species of gorgonacea. ..."
3. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"... many subsequent authors, although they have accepted von Koch's conclusions,
have persisted in bringing the two groups together in the order gorgonacea. ..."
4. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1891)
"With axis gorgonacea. b. Without horny axis . . . Alcyonacea. Body with circular
hast- with calcareous septa. No ring- shaped wall. ..."
5. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1916)
"Von Koch ('87) does not include them in his list of ectoderm cells for gorgonacea,
but they are present in representatives of the two other ..."
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