encrusting colony
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petraliiform colony — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, encrusting unilaminate colony loosely attached by the protruding basal walls of zooids or by basally budded kenozooids … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
basal window — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, the subcentral, uncalcified section of an encrusting colony s exterior basal zooidal wall … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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cnidarian — /nuy dair ee euhn/, n. 1. any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a… … Universalium
Tunicate — Temporal range: Cambrian stage 3–Recent … Wikipedia
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