polyzoa

A noun referring to a group of marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids, commonly known as bryozoans or moss animals.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um grupo de animais marinhos ou de água doce que formam colônias de zooides, amplamente conhecidos como briozoários ou animais musgo.

1. Colonial aquatic animals C2 formal scientific

   A group of small, aquatic invertebrate animals that live in colonies, often forming moss-like or branching structures on surfaces.

   • Polyzoa, also known as bryozoans, are often found encrusting rocks and seaweed.
   • The reef was covered in a delicate, lace-like colony of polyzoa.
   • Scientists study polyzoa to understand colonial animal behavior.

   🇵🇹Colônias de animais aquáticos

   Sinônimos: bryozoa

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