Ectoprocta
[ ek-tuh-prok-tuh ]
noun
the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.
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There are two divisions of the Polyzoa, the Ectoprocta and the Endoprocta.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. Lindsay
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