Bryozoology is a branch of
zoology
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...
specializing in
Bryozoa
Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ...
, commonly known as moss animals, a phylum of aquatic invertebrates that live in clonal colonies.
Organizations
The
International Bryozoology Association was founded in August 1968 by 16
zoologist
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...
s and
paleozoologists in Stockholm.
Journals
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Annals of Bryozoology
Bryozoologists
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Anna Birchall Hastings
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Samantha L.L. Hill
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Eliza Jelly
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Randolph Kirkpatrick
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Raymond C. Osburn
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Mary Dora Rogick
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Ehrhard Voigt
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Timothy S. Wood
References
Subfields of zoology
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