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What qualifies as an Anthozoa?
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Corals and sea anemones strictly in polyp form
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Where is the basal disc?
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On the aboral surface
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What makes Anthozoans biradial in symmetry?
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Its mouth
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What does the siphonoglyph do?
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It projects a current into the GV cavity (has 1 or 2)
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What does a septa do?
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Divides the GV cavity
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What are septal filaments?
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Covered in numerous cnidocytes, glandular cells, and interstitial cells within the GV cavity
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What is an ancontia?
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An armed tentacle in the GV cavity
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Describe the mesoglea of an Anthozoa
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Thick and complex with cells, fibers, and spicules
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Are sensory organs reduced?
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Yes, very much so
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