Definition of Polyzoa. Meaning of Polyzoa. Synonyms of Polyzoa

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Definition of Polyzoa

Polyzoa
Polyzoa Pol`y*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactol[ae]mata.
Polyzoa
Polyzoon Pol`y*zo"["o]n, n.; pl. Polyzoa. [NL. See Polyzoan.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.
Polyzoa
Bryozoa Bry`o*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa. Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal divisions are Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and Phylactolema.

Meaning of Polyzoa from 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...
- Polyzoa exigua Kott, 1990 Polyzoa insularis Millar, 1967 Polyzoa minor Monniot, 1970 Polyzoa nodosa Kott, 1990 Polyzoa opuntia Lesson, 1830 Polyzoa pacifica...
- Mollusca and Annelida. Newer phylogeny place the bryozoans in the group Polyzoa, which also includes entoproctans and Cycliophora, while molluscs, brachiozoans...
- monophyly of Lophophorata and an Ectoproct-Phoronid clade and indicate that Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa are caused by systematic bias". BMC Evolutionary Biology...
- another study placed bryozoans, entoproctans and cycliophorans in the group Polyzoa as one of the earliest branches among Lophotrochozoa. Giribet, G. (April...
-     Branch Protostomia       Infrakingdom Lophozoa         Superphylum Polyzoa           Phylum Bryozoa             Subphylum Gymnolaemata             Subphylum...
- 2008). "The origins of graptolites and other pterobranchs: a journey from 'Polyzoa'". Lethaia. 41 (4): 303–316. Bibcode:2008Letha..41..303S. doi:10.1111/j...
- Trochozoa Polyzoa...
- Symbion is still not finally settled. Currently it is placed in the clade Polyzoa along with the phyla Ectoprocta and Entoprocta, based on genetic analysis...
- (2008). "The origins of graptolites and other pterobranchs: a journey from 'Polyzoa'". Lethaia. 41 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00123.x. Mitc****...