Bryozoa (phylum)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom)

Descripción

Widely distributed, aquatic, invertebrate animals whose members form colonies composed of numerous units called "zooids," hence the term Polyzoa or "many animals." They inhabit both fresh and marine waters. Until the mid-18th century, bryozoans, like corals, were regarded as plants and were referred to "moss animals." Seventy-five years later, the bryozoans were distinguished from the cnidarians, and the characteristic structure of the zooid was first described.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265691

Otros términos

  • 苔蘚動物門 (門) [zh]
  • tái xiǎn dòng wù mén [zh]
  • tai xian dong wu men [zh]
  • t'ai hsien tung wu men [zh]
  • moss animals [en]
  • moss animal [en]
  • bryozoan [en]
  • 蘚苔動物門 [zh]
  • 苔蘚蟲門 [zh]
  • Polyzoa [la]
  • Ectoprocta [la]