bryozoa

Noun

The word is derived from bryozoan

Meaning

A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

polyzoa phylum Bryozoa bryozoan arthropoda mollusca entoprocta onychophora annelida rotifera brachiopoda Platyhelminthes Phoronida Nematoda pentastomida gastrotricha
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Hypernyms

phylum

Examples

Cupuladriid Bryozoa are capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. Source: Internet

Instead, it concluded that brachiopods and phoronids formed a monophyletic group, but bryozoans (ectoprocts) were closest to entoprocts, supporting the original definition of "Bryozoa". Source: Internet

Once a Bryozoa settles on a hard substance, after its larval phase, it is physically capable of reproducing asexually through budding. Source: Internet

The Bryozoa, known as "moss animals", currently contain about 5,000 known species. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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