"Bryozoa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D002013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.217
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| Concept/Terms |
Bryozoa- Bryozoa
- Bryozoas
- Zoophytes
- Zoophyte
- Moss Animals
- Animal, Moss
- Animals, Moss
- Moss Animal
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bryozoa" by people in Profiles.
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Divergent responses to warming of two common co-occurring Mediterranean bryozoans. Sci Rep. 2018 11 29; 8(1):17455.