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Bryozoa

Bryozoa Meaning & Definition
Bryozoa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bryozoa?

[n] marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bryozoa: phylum Bryozoa | polyzoa

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bryozoa:

See Also | animal kingdom | Animalia | bryozoan | Ectoprocta | Endoprocta | Entoprocta | kingdom Animalia | moss animal | phylum | phylum Ectoprocta | phylum Entoprocta | polyzoan | sea mat | sea moss

Bryozoa In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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