An archaic or singular form of anthozoan, referring to an individual organism in the Anthozoa class.
From Greek 'anthos' (flower) and 'zoion' (animal), an older singular form used before modern taxonomic terminology became standardized.
This is an old-fashioned way of saying 'anthozoan'—scientists changed the terminology in the 1800s as they learned more about these creatures and realized they needed better naming systems!
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