anasca

{{Short description|Historic term for a group of moss animals}}

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Anasca was a bryozoan suborder under class Cheilostomida defined by the lack of an ascus in each zooid. It is no longer an accepted taxonomic grouping as it is considered a polyphyletic and/or paraphyletic grouping.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153670|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anasca|website=www.marinespecies.org|access-date=2017-03-10}} The group is now subdivided into the suborders Inovicellata, Scrupariina, Malacostega, and Flustrina.

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