Anthobranchia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anthobranchia \An`tho*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos
     flower + ? gills, n. pl.] (Zool.)
     A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills
     form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back.
     See {Nudibranchiata}, and {Doris}.
     [1913 Webster]