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Ectoprocta

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Ec`to`proc´ta
n. pl.1.(Zool.) An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles.
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Noun1.Ectoprocta - coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
phylum Ectoprocta
Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa - marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
ectoproct - sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles
phylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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Other phyla represented included Annelida, Cnidara, Porifera, Ectoprocta and Chordata (Table 1).
Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster ... by Walters, Linda J. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Twelve of them are in the Phylum Ectoprocta and follow the classification scheme outlined by Wood (2001), while a single species, Urnatella gracilis, is in the Phylum Entoprocta.
Distribution of freshwater sponges and bryozoans in northwest Indiana by Lauer, Thomas E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
For example, Funch and Kristensen state that the new creature most nearly resembles the phyla Ectoprocta and Entoprocta.
New phylum found residing on lobsters by Adler, Tina / Science News
 
 
 
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