Hydrocorallia

Hy·​dro·​co·​ral·​lia

variants or Hydrocorallinae

-ˌkȯrəˈlīˌnē

taxonomic synonym of hydrocorallina

Word History

Etymology

Hydrocorallia from New Latin, from hydr- + -corallia (from Latin corallia, plural of corallium coral, from Greek korallion); Hydrocorallinae from New Latin, from hydr- + -corallinae (from Late Latin corallinae, feminine plural of corallinus coral red)

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