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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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