| Descriptor English: | Bryozoa | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Briozoos
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Briozoários | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Bryozoa | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Animal, Moss Animals, Moss Bryozoas Moss Animal Moss Animals Zoophyte Zoophytes |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.217 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002013 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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) |
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| Annotation: | a phylum of tiny aquatic colonial animals; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 2041 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002013 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
Bryozoa
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0002995 |
| Scope note | 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) |
| Preferred term | Bryozoa |
| Entry term(s) |
Animal, Moss Animals, Moss Bryozoas Moss Animal Moss Animals Zoophyte Zoophytes |
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