Major Subgroups of
Bryozoa
Class:
Stenolaemata
Order:
Cyclostomata
Geological
Range: Ordovician
- Recent
Description:
Erect
or encrusting bryozoans. Interzooecial walls usually pierced by
pores. The image below shows an SEM photo of Crisia
elongata, illustrating growth pattern of the tubular zooids.
Photo by J. Winston, courtesy of Smithsonian Marine
Station,
Fort Pierce, FL.
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Author: Luke Mander
Last updated: 20.11.05
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