Preferred Label : bryozoa;
MeSH definition : A phylum of small sessile aquatic animals living as small tufted colonies. Some appear
like hydroids or corals, but their internal structure is more advanced. Most bryozoans
are matlike, forming thin encrustations on rocks, shells, or kelp. (Storer & Stebbins,
General Zoology, 6th ed, p443);
MeSH synonym : animals, moss; bryozoas; zoophytes; zoophyte; animal, moss; moss animal; moss animals;
MeSH annotation : a phylum of tiny aquatic colonial animals; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryozoa;
UNII : txid10205;
Origin ID : D002013;
UMLS CUI : C0006328;
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A phylum of small sessile aquatic animals living as small tufted colonies. Some appear
like hydroids or corals, but their internal structure is more advanced. Most bryozoans
are matlike, forming thin encrustations on rocks, shells, or kelp. (Storer & Stebbins,
General Zoology, 6th ed, p443)
