Definition of Bryozoas. Meaning of Bryozoas. Synonyms of Bryozoas

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Definition of Bryozoas

Bryozoa
Bryozoa Bry`o*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa. Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal divisions are Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and Phylactolema.

Meaning of Bryozoas from wikipedia

- Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in...
- Paleocene. Cook, P.L. & Chimonides, P.J. 1987. Recent and fossil Lunulitidae (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata), 7. Selenaria maculata (Busk) and allied species from Australasia...
- Ctenophora) are a Lophotrochozoan clade consisting of the Brachiozoa and the Bryozoa. They have a lophop****. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that lophophorates...
- with a calcified frontal shield, define ascophoran bryozoa. "GLOSSARY FOR THE BRYOZOA". www.bryozoa.net. Retrieved 12 December 2015. ****, Matthew; Lidgard...
- Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa class: Gymnolaemata Order: Ctenostomatida Family: Alcyonidiidae Genus:...
- The following is a list of the classes in each phylum of the kingdom Animalia. There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different...
- Bugula is a genus of common colonial arborescent bryozoa, often mistaken for seaweed. It commonly grows upright in bushy colonies of up to 15 cm in height...
- (Myxozoa) Porifera 10,800 Yes 200–300 Yes Yes Echinodermata 7,500 7,500 Yes Bryozoa 6,000 Yes 60–80 Yes Rotifera 2,000 >400 2,000 Yes Yes Nemertea 1,350 Yes...
- feeding organ possessed by four major groups of animals: the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Hyolitha, and Phoronida, which collectively constitute the protostome...
- There are 100 species of Bryozoa (moss animals) recorded in Ireland. Reptadeonella violacea Aetea anguina Aetea truncata Pentapora fascialis Schizomavella...