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LOPHOPHORE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A circular or horseshoe-shaped organ about the mouth especially of a brachiopod or bryozoan that bears tentacles and functions especially in food-getting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

La bouche [d'un bryozoaire] est entourée d'un lophophore, c'est-à-dire d'une couronne de tentacules creux, ciliés : leurs mouvements et des ondulations de leurs cils apportent à la bouche des particules alimentaires.

Spanish

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