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lophophore
[ lof-uh-fawr, -fohr, loh-fuh- ]
noun
- 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.
lophophore
/ ˈəʊəˌɔː /
noun
- 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
lophophore
/ ŏ′ə-ô′ /
- A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food.
Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈǰٱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·DZ·· [l, uh, -, fof, -er-, uh, l], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of lophophore1
Example Sentences
Its status has been much disputed, some authors regarding the shape of the lophophore as of great morphological importance, while Jullien believed that Fredericella was merely an abnormal or monstrous form of Plumatella.
Apparently they have the power of rejecting unsuitable food, for they may often be observed to bend backwards and forwards and thrust particles that have approached them away, and if the water contains anything of a noxious nature in solution the lophophore is immediately retracted, unless it has been completely paralysed.
Intertentacular organ A ciliated tube running between the cavity of the zoœcium and the external base of the lophophore.
Orifice The aperture through which the lophophore can be protruded from or retracted into the zoœcium.
Retractor muscles The muscles by the action of which the lophophore can be pulled back into the zoœcium.
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