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Bryozoa  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phylum of small sessile aquatic animals living as small tufted colonies. Some appear like hydroids or corals, but their internal structure is more advanced. Most bryozoans are matlike, forming thin encrustations on rocks, shells, or kelp. (Storer & Stebbins, General Zoology, 6th ed, p443)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Moss Animals
  • txid10205
  • Zoophytes

In other languages

  • French

  • Animal-mousse
  • Animaux-mousse
  • Bryozaires
  • txid10205
  • Zoophytes

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