Bryozoa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bryozoa
From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at bryo-, -zoa
Example Sentences
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It is usually present on Campanularian hydroids, but may be found on algæ and Bryozoa.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
When named with reference to their double shells, they are called Bivalves; and with them are associated a host of less conspicuous animals, known as Ascidians, Brachiopods, and Bryozoa.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 by Various
Bryozoa, "moss-animals," from some forming cells having that appearance.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack
The conception of the Dipleurula derives its chief weight from the fact that it is comparable to the early larval forms of other primitive coelomate animals, such as Balanoglossus, Phoronis, Chaetognatha, Brachiopoda and Bryozoa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
A division of the Molluscoida comprising compound animals, such as the Sea-mat—sometimes called Bryozoa.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
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