lophophore

Examples of lophophore in the following topics:

• Superphylum Lophotrochozoa

  • As lophotrochozoans, the organisms in this superphylum possess either lophophore or trochophore larvae.
  • The lophophores include groups that are united by the presence of the lophophore, a set of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth.

• Constructing an Animal Phylogenetic Tree

  • 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.

• Molecular Analyses and Modern Phylogenetic Trees

  • For example, a previously-classified group of animals called lophophorates, which included brachiopods and bryozoans, were long-thought to be primitive deuterostomes.