zoecium
/zoʊˈiːʃiəm/
noun
- The individual living chamber or compartment that houses a single zooid in a bryozoan colony.
- Fossilized bryozoans are often identified by the shape of their zoecium.
- Each zoecium is a tiny, box-like structure made of calcium carbonate.
- The bryozoan colony grows by adding new zoecium to its edges.
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