pterobranchia - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pterobranchia' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pterobranchia

[ n. pl.]

- An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also Podostomata. See Rhabdopleura.

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ptenoglossa ptenoglossate pteranodon pteranodontia pterichthys pteridologist pteridology pteridomania pteridophyta pteroceras

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