English

Noun

autozooid ‎(plural autozooids)

1. (biology) A zooid that is able to feed.
   • 2015 October 22, “Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0139084:

     Pore density (PD) was measured by randomly placing a digital square with a side length of 200 μm over a photo of the frontal wall of an autozooid and counting the number of pores that lay completely within this square.