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Bryozoa is a phylum of invertebrate animals within the kingdom Animalia. It is also referred to by common names such as bryozoans, moss animals, Mieschtierli, and Moostierchen. The taxon is classified under the parent groups Lophophorata and Spiralia. Its accepted status is recognized in taxonomic databases, and it has been described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
The phylum inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records of Bryozoa are held by institutions including PRI, USNM, and LACM, with specific data from the United States. The taxon is referenced by 1,569 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
bryozoans
Bryozoa
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumBryozoa
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39,935
- With media
- 4,346
- Collections
- PRI, USNM, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
936 papers- The Phylum Bryozoa: From Biology to Biomedical Potential.ReviewMarine drugs · 2020Ciavatta ML, Lefranc F, Vieira LM et al.DOI: 10.3390/md18040200
- The Phylum Bryozoa as a Promising Source of Anticancer Drugs.ReviewMarine drugs · 2019Figuerola B, Avila CDOI: 10.3390/md17080477
- Key novelties in the evolution of the aquatic colonial phylum Bryozoa: evidence from soft body morphology.ReviewBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2020Schwaha TF, Ostrovsky AN, Wanninger ADOI: 10.1111/brv.12583
- Marine natural products.ReviewNatural product reports · 2018Blunt JW, Carroll AR, Copp BR et al.DOI: 10.1039/c7np00052a
- Marine natural products.ReviewNatural product reports · 2017Blunt JW, Copp BR, Keyzers RA et al.DOI: 10.1039/c6np00124f
- Architecture of Anoteropora latirostris (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) and implications for their biomineralization.Scientific reports · 2019Jacob DE, Ruthensteiner B, Trimby P et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47848-4
- Unusual lophophore innervation in ctenostome Flustrellidra hispida (Bryozoa).Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2023Temereva EN, Isaeva MA, Kosevich IADOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23164
- Fossil evidence unveils an early Cambrian origin for Bryozoa.Nature · 2021Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Ma J et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04033-w
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- invertebrate
- Parent taxon
- Spiralia
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- Haeckel Bryozoa.jpg
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- taxon name
- Bryozoa
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- Bryozoa
- topic's main category
- Category:Bryozoans
- taxon common name
- mahovnjaki
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