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Monobryozoontidae
Nomenclature
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Unranked: AlcyonidiinaUnranked: Alcyonidioidea
Unranked:
Monobryozoontidae
SUMMARY
Bryozoans in this family form free-living interstitial colonies, comprising one or two mature feeding autozooids anchored by proximal stoloniform processes. Budding new autozooids which sever the connection with their predecessors and complete development as independent colonies.
(Hayward, 1985)