Gorgonaria

Japanese: Gorgonaria
Gorgonaria

…A general term for coelenterates (cnidarians) belonging to the order Gorgonacea of ​​the class Anthozoa. Gorgōn is the name of a witch in Greek mythology. All species are marine, attach to other objects with slightly spreading rhizoids, and form colonies that resemble tree branches, fans, or whips. They are found in shallow to deep seas, with many species found in warm seas. In the center of the colony is a strong axial bone, the surface of which is covered with numerous polyps and a thin coenchyma. The coenchyma consists of two layers, an inner and an outer one, with the outer layer containing scattered calcareous bone fragments, and the inner layer forming a hard bony axis at the marrow. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gorgonaria" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…花虫綱ヤギ目Gorgonaceaに属する腔腸動物(刺胞動物)の総称。Gorgōnとはギリシア神話の魔女の名である。すべて海産で,やや広がった仮根で他物に付着し,木の枝状,扇状やむち状の群体をつくる。浅海から深海まで分布し,暖海に種類が多い。群体内の中央にはじょうぶな軸骨があり,その表面を多数のポリプと薄い共肉がおおっている。共肉は内外2層よりなり,外皮層には石灰質の骨片がまばらにあり,内層は髄部に硬い骨軸を形成していく。…

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