lophophore
the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.
a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles.
Origin of lophophore
1Other words from lophophore
- lo·phoph·o·ral [luh-fof-er-uhl], /ləˈfɒf ər əl/, adjective
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How to use lophophore in a sentence
One thing that ties together the different phyla of the group is their tentacle-like feeding tubes known as lophophores.
This ancient worm might be an important evolutionary missing link | Allison Gasparini | October 13, 2022 | Science Newslophophore: The disk bearing the mouth and circlet of ciliated tentacles.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldLip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore.
The lophophore and stalk are largely composed of this tissue.
British Dictionary definitions for lophophore
/ (ˈləʊfəˌfɔː) /
a circle or horseshoe of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth and used for the capture of food in minute sessile animals of the phyla Brachiopoda, Phoronida, and Ectoprocta
Derived forms of lophophore
- lophophorate, adjective
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Scientific definitions for lophophore
[ lŏf′ə-fôr′ ]
A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food.
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