Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

ZOOECIUM

zooecium: translation

n.;pl.zooecia [Gr.zoon, animal;oikos, house]
(BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata;Gymnolaemata).
1. The skeleton of a zooid, comprised of calcareous layers of zooidal walls and connected zooidal structures.
2. In Phylactolaemata, comprised of any nonliving secreted parts of the body.

  1. zooecium—Bryoz. зооециум зооидная трубка...Англо-русский геологический словарь
  2. zooecium—зоэций у мшанок...Англо-русский словарь биологических терминов