Definition
An organism belonging to the phylum Ectoprocta, a group of tiny aquatic animals that live in colonies and filter-feed from water.
Etymology
From Greek 'ektos' (outside) and 'proktos' (anus), referring to the positioning of the anus outside the tentacle crown in these animals. The term was coined in the 19th century by zoologists studying colonial marine organisms.
Kelly Says
These microscopic creatures form beautiful lace-like colonies and have been building coral-like structures in oceans for over 500 million years—some scientists think they might actually help predict ocean health!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እክቶፕሮክታን
ek-toh-prok-tan
ARالعربية
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
BNবাংলা
এক্টোপ্রোক্টন
ek-toh-prok-tan
CACatalà
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
CSČeština
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
DADansk
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
DEDeutsch
Ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
ELΕλληνικά
εκτόπρωκτα
ek-toh-prok-ta
ESEspañol
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
FAفارسی
اکتوپروکتن
ek-toh-prok-tan
FISuomi
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
FRFrançais
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
GUGU
એક્ટોપ્રોકટન
ek-toh-prok-tan
HAHA
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
HEעברית
אקוטפרוקטן
e-ktoh-prok-tan
HIहिन्दी
एक्टोप्रोक्टन
ek-toh-prok-tan
HUMagyar
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
IGIG
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
ITItaliano
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
JA日本語
エクトプロクタ
ekuto-prokuta
KKKK
эктропрокт
ek-tro-prokt
KMKM
អេក្តូផ្លាសម៉ា
ek-toh-pla-sa-ma
KO한국어
에크토프로크탄
e-k-toh-pro-k-tan
MRMR
एक्टोप्रोक्टन
ek-toh-prok-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
MYမြန်မာ
အက်တိုပရိုက်ကန်
a-ek-toh-proi-kya-kan
NLNederlands
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
NONorsk
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
PAPA
ਏਕਟੋਪ੍ਰੋਕਟਨ
ek-toh-prok-tan
PLPolski
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
PTPortuguês
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
RORomână
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
RUРусский
эктропрокт
ek-tro-prokt
SVSvenska
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
SWKiswahili
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
TAதமிழ்
எக்ஸ்டோப்பிராக்டன்
ek-stoh-pro-ak-tan
TEతెలుగు
ఎక్టోప్రోక్టన్
ek-toh-prok-tan
THไทย
เอกโตพรอกแทน
ek-toh-prok-tan
TLTL
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
TRTürkçe
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
UKУкраїнська
ектопрокт
ek-to-prokt
URاردو
اکتوپروکتن
ek-toh-prok-tan
VITiếng Việt
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
YOYO
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan
ZUZU
ectoproctan
ek-toh-prok-tan