Ectoprocta
Ectoprocta
1. (phylum Bryozoa) The major subphylum of bryozoans, in which the lophophore surrounds the mouth but not the anus (in contrast to the Entoprocta). Many possess a calcite skeleton. Ectoprocts are mostly, but not exclusively, marine, and have an extensive fossil record from the Ordovician to the present.
2. See BRYOZOA.
1. (phylum Bryozoa) The major subphylum of bryozoans, in which the lophophore surrounds the mouth but not the anus (in contrast to the Entoprocta). Many possess a calcite skeleton. Ectoprocts are mostly, but not exclusively, marine, and have an extensive fossil record from the Ordovician to the present.
2. See BRYOZOA.
Ectoprocta
Ectoprocta
1. (phylum Bryozoa) The major subphylum of bryozoans, in which the lophophore (feeding and respiratory organ) surrounds the mouth but not the anus (in contrast to the Entoprocta). Many possess a calcite skeleton. Ectoprocts are mostly, but not exclusively, marine, and have an extensive fossil record from the Ordovician to the present.
2. Alternative name for Bryozoa.
1. (phylum Bryozoa) The major subphylum of bryozoans, in which the lophophore (feeding and respiratory organ) surrounds the mouth but not the anus (in contrast to the Entoprocta). Many possess a calcite skeleton. Ectoprocts are mostly, but not exclusively, marine, and have an extensive fossil record from the Ordovician to the present.
2. Alternative name for Bryozoa.
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