Plural of bryozoan

irregular plural

The plural of bryozoan is bryozoa or bryozoans.

Forms of bryozoan

The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 79
The community of bryozoans associated with the rhizomes comprises 49 species.2012, Andrej Ernst, Priska Schäfer, Joachim Scholz, Bryozoan Studies 2010, page 187. From the entry adeoniform
Other abundant groups included actinarian and zoanthid anemones, bryozoans, caprellid and gammaridian amphipods, clionid sponges, hydroids, ophiuroids, and tunicates.2015 December 19, “Success in Competition for Space in Two Invasive Coral Species in the western Atlantic – Tubastraea micranthus and T .…. From the entry gammaridian
By the superficial observer moss animals or bryozoans (Bryozoa) are easily confused with the sponges, although bryozoans differ remarkably from the latter creatures of a far more complex organisation.2013, Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe: A Field Guide, Springer Science & Business Media, translation of original by György…. From the entry moss animals

noun A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.
adjective Pertaining to the Bryozoa.

What is the plural of bryozoan?: The plural of bryozoan is bryozoa or bryozoans.
Which is correct, bryozoa or bryozoans?: Both are used. bryozoans is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is bryozoan countable?: Bryozoan is a countable noun.

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