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Entoprocta 內肛動物 內肛動物 Entoprocta n 1: sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa [ synonym: { Entoprocta}, { phylum Entoprocta}, { Endoprocta}] Bryozoa \ Bry` o* zo" a\, n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ? moss ? animal.] ( Zool.) A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also { Polyzoa}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal divisions are { Ectoprocta}, { Entoprocta}, and { Pterobranchia}. See { Cyclostoma}, { Chilostoma}, and { Phylactolema}. [ 1913 Webster]
Entoprocta \ En` to* proc" ta\, n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ? within ? the anus.] ( Zo[" o] l.) A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See { Pedicellina}. [ 1913 Webster]
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