Bryozoa

See also: bryozoa

Translingual

Bryozoa colony

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + ζῷα (zôia), plural of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• English: (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɑɪ.əˈzəʊ.ə/

Proper noun

Bryozoa

1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Lophotrochozoa – bryozoans or moss animals, small aquatic invertebrate filter-feeding animals, almost all of which are colonial, both the individuals and the colonies taking many forms.

Synonyms

• Ectoprocta (obsolete or alternative)
• Polyzoa (obsolete)

Hypernyms

• (superphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Gymnolaemata, Phylactolaemata, Stenolaemata - classes

References

• Bryozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bryozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bryozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI