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Bryozoans (Moss Animals) | Missouri Department of Conservation
Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies . The colonies of different species take different forms, building exoskeletons (outer protective structures) similar to those of corals. Most colonies are attached to a structure such as a rock or submerged branch.
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Bryozoa - 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 sedentary ...
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[PDF] Bryozoan - Paleontological Society
Bryozoans are one of the most abundant kinds of marine animal fossils, and they are also common inhabitants of marine and fresh water today.
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www.paleosoc.org
Bryozoans | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bryozoans are tiny animals, no larger than 4 millimeters (5/32 of an inch) wide. They float alone for a time, but eventually form colonies, working together ...
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Introduction to the Bryozoa
Bryozoans, or "moss animals," are aquatic organisms, living for the most part in colonies of interconnected individuals.
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Bryozoa
‖ Bryozoa, n. pl. Zool. (braɪəˈzəʊə) Sing. bryozoon (-ˈzəʊɒn). [f. Gr. βρύον moss + ζῷα, pl. of ζῷον animal; from the appearance of some species.] The lowest class of molluscs, consisting of compound or ‘colonial’ animals formed by gemmation, each individual having a distinct alimentary canal. Also ...
Oxford English Dictionary
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The Bryozoa Home Page
Annals of Bryozoology, Volumes 1-7: Full text available · Order Form for the Annals of Bryozoology in hardcopy (Vol. 1-5).
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www.bryozoa.net
Bryozoa - Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
Bryozoans are filter feeding invertebrates and can be found in both freshwater and marine habitats, where they are often easy to miss because of their small ...
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org
Bryozoan - | Outdoor Alabama
Bryozoans are members of the phylum Ectoprocta. Each animal in the colony has tentacles that they use to catch food. The colony's surface is divided into ...
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Bryozoan | Animals - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Bryozoans are small invertebrates that expand from a party of one to a colony of thousands, which might encrust an entire kelp blade.
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Bryozoans - GeoKansas - The University of Kansas
Bryozoans are some of the most abundant fossils in the world. They are common in the Pennsylvanian and Permian rocks of the eastern part of Kansas.
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Operculum (bryozoa)
In the bryozoan order Cheilostomatida, the operculum is a calcareous or chitinous lid-like structure that protects the opening through which the polypide protrudes. Many species have modified the operculum in specialized zooids (avicularia) to form a range of mandibles (probably for defense) or hair...
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Ascus (bryozoa)
The ascus, along with a calcified frontal shield, define ascophoran bryozoa.
References
Cheilostomatida
Protostome anatomy
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List of Bryozoa of Ireland
There are 100 species of Bryozoa (moss animals) recorded in Ireland. Faune de France n° 68 647 p.PDF (33 Mo) Identification
External links
Marine species identification portal
Ireland, bryozoa
Bryozoans
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Licornia
"Bryozoa of New Caledonia." Compendium of marine species of New Caledonia. Documents scientifiques et techniques (2006): 157-168. "Evidence for polyphyly of the genus Scrupocellaria (Bryozoa: Candidae) based on a phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters."
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