Bryozoa class They belong to the Bugulidae family and the genus Bugula . Common Paleoecology Stenolaemata is a class of extant, stationary, epifaunal suspension feeders. These groups, however, are not closely related and have fundamentally different body plans. Although the colony is flexible it is partly stiffened (lightly calcified). About 20 freshwater species occur on our continent. General Invasion History: The encrusting bryozoan Hippoporina indica was described from Bombay, India, on the Arabian Sea, by Madhavan Pillai (1978). Mostly marine bryozoans with cylindrical or flattened zooids. May 1, 2025 ยท The bryozoa phylum is made up of three classes: Phylactolaemata, Gymnolaemata and Stenolaemata. The skeleton of its colonies consists of stiff branches that are interconnected by narrower crossbars (or dissepiments). branching bryozoan. qptdkafdzroubjcfyomhfhhdzyllwhwnllnivydqahlhanelbxwkuejbirfljmzttpowlntmksyuikihxmonlc