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MeSH Heading: Bryozoa
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.217
Unique ID: D002013
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002013
Annotation: a phylum of tiny aquatic colonial animals; /‌microbiol /‌parasitol /‌virol permitted
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)
Entry Term(s): Moss Animals; Zoophytes
Registry Numbers: txid10205
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bryozoa MeSH Descriptor Data 2025