Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids.

synonyms: phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa.

Polish: mszywioły

Sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding.

synonyms: moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat, sea moss.

Dutch: mosdiertje, mosdiertjes
Polish: mszywioł