Bryozoa

American  

[brahy-uh-zoh-uh] / ˌbraɪ əˈzoʊ ə /

noun

1. a phylum of invertebrates comprising about 4000 marine and freshwater species of bryozoans.

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Etymology

Origin of Bryozoa

From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at bryo-, -zoa

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Bryozoa

Carter, "On the identity in structure and composition of the so-called 'seed-like body' of Spongilla with the winter-egg of the Bryozoa, and the presence of starch-granules in each," Ann.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

The Bryozoa have many affinities with the Mollusca, to which some naturalists consider them to belong.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

In the lowest class of this division of the Animal Kingdom there is a group so similar to the Polyps, that, until recently, they have been associated with them,—the Bryozoa.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 by Various

They entered on the stage in immense abundance in the Siluro-Cambrian, where considerable limestones are largely composed of their remains, mixed, however, and sometimes overpowered with those of Bryozoa and Hydroids.

From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William

Of the Bryozoa, the prevailing forms are Fenestella, Hemitrypa, and Polypora, and these often form considerable beds.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir