bryozoan
noun
bryo·zo·an
ˌbrī-ə-ˈzō-ən 
: any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of aquatic mostly marine invertebrate animals that reproduce by budding and usually form permanently attached branched or mossy colonies
bryozoan
adjective
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Still, there are thousands of bryozoan species worldwide.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This gelatinous blob is an invertebrate called a bryozoan, specifically the species Pectinatella magnifica.
—Laura Baisas Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Common coastal stowaways included amphipods, isopods, hydroids and bryozoans, most of which originated from the northwest Pacific.
—Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2023
Then there are the bryozoans, a phylum of animals all its own.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
The most common critters were bryozoans—tiny invertebrates.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This gelatinous blob is an invertebrate called a bryozoan, specifically the species Pectinatella magnifica.
—Laura Baisas Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Common coastal stowaways included amphipods, isopods, hydroids and bryozoans, most of which originated from the northwest Pacific.
—Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2023
Then there are the bryozoans, a phylum of animals all its own.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
The most common critters were bryozoans—tiny invertebrates.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
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“Bryozoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bryozoan. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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