lophophore

American  

[lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh-] / ˈlɒf əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈloʊ fə- /

noun

1. the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.

2. a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles.

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lophophore British  

/ ˈləʊfəˌfɔː /

noun

1. 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

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lophophore Scientific  

/ lŏf′ə-fôr′ /

1. A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food.

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Other Word Forms

• lophophoral
  adjective
• lophophorate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of lophophore

1840–50; < Greek lóph ( os ) a crest, ridge + -o- -o- + -phore

Example Sentences

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lophophore

The lophophores include groups that are united by the presence of the lophophore, a set of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Some lophotrochozoan phyla are characterized by a larval stage called trochophore larvae, and other phyla are characterized by the presence of a feeding structure called a lophophore.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The lophophore bears about 20-25 tentacles, which are very slender and of moderate length; the velum at their base is narrow; as a rule the lophophore is accurately circular.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Lip which overhangs the mouth and runs all round the lophophore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

By this time the eyes have disappeared, the four bundles of chaetae have dropped off, and the lophophore has begun to appear as an outgrowth of the dorsal mantle lobe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various