Podostomata \Pod`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s,
podo`s, foot + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See
{Rhabdopleura}.
Pterobranchia \Pter`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing
+ ? ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and
an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called
also {Podostomata}. See {Rhabdopleura}.