Bryozoa

Question 1

Bryozoa - overview

Answer 1

-Bryozoa = moss animal
~600 extant, ~18,000 extinct species
-Three classes (Gymnolaemata, Phylactolaemata,
Stenolaemata)
-Largely colonial filter-feeders
-Aquatic environments (freshwater and marine)

Question 2

Bryozoa - characters

Answer 2

-Highly variable form
-General morphology of a zooid is similar across
classes
-Most common form is a autozoid – function in
feeding colony and waste excretion
-Largely colonial filter-feeders
-Aquatic environments (freshwater and marine)