Bryozoans

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
gptkbp:cellType multicellular
gptkbp:circulatorySystem absent
gptkbp:colonies fan-shaped
branching
encrusting
massive
up to several meters
gptkbp:commonName moss animals
gptkbp:digestiveSystem complete
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance fouling organisms
potential source of pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:feedingType filter feeder
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Ordovician_period
gptkbp:fossil extensive
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
freshwater environments
gptkbp:hasExoskeleton present in many species
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bryozoans
gptkbp:importantFor bioindicators
reef builders
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage coronate
cyphonautes
gptkbp:nervousSystem simple
gptkbp:notableFeature lophophore
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Gymnolaemata
gptkb:Phylactolaemata
gptkb:Stenolaemata
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Bugula_neritina
gptkb:Cristatella_mucedo
gptkb:Membranipora_membranacea
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 6000 extant species
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
sea urchins
sea slugs
gptkbp:range microscopic to several centimeters
gptkbp:relatedTo Brachiopods
Phoronids
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
sexual
gptkbp:respiration diffusion
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Bryozoa
gptkbp:shape colonial
gptkbp:skeletonType gptkb:chitin
calcium carbonate
gelatinous
gptkbp:symmetry bilateral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6