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Phoronid

Bryozoans and Lophophorates

Phoronids, also called horseshoe worms, are soft-bodied marine invertebrates that make up their own phylum, Phoronida, distinct from segmented worms despite a superficially similar shape. Each animal builds and lives inside an upright tube of chitin, extending a crown of ciliated tentacles called a lophophore from the opening to filter plankton from the surrounding water. They live in soft sediment and on hard surfaces in oceans worldwide, from shallow intertidal flats to several hundred meters deep.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Phoronida 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Spiralia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Phoronida

In Biome

Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Phoronida

In Ecosystem

Arctic Ocean, Ecosystems
Source Phoronid, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

The Arctic

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Phoronida
  • Wikidata Q162907, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Phoronid': filter-feed with a lophophore (a crown of tentacles)
  • Child Taxon Of: Spiralia, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
  • In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Introduction
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2. Phoronid, Wikipedia
  • diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Phoronids (taxonomic name Phoronida, sometimes called horseshoe worms) are a small phylum of marine animals that filter-feed with a lophophore (a "crown" of tentacles), and build upright tubes of chitin to support and protect their soft bodies.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Phoronids (taxonomic name Phoronida, sometimes called horseshoe worms) are a small phylum of marine animals that filter-feed with a lophophore (a "crown" of tentacles), and build upright tubes of chitin to support and protect their soft bodies.
  • Infobox: taxon
    Phoronida
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Ocean, Lead
    They live in most of the oceans and seas, including the Arctic Ocean but excluding the Antarctic Ocean, and between the intertidal zone and about 400 meters down.
  • In Group: Lophophorate Phyla, Lead
    Phoronids (taxonomic name Phoronida, sometimes called horseshoe worms) are a small phylum of marine animals that filter-feed with a lophophore (a "crown" of tentacles), and build upright tubes of chitin to support and protect their soft bodies.
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3. Phoronid (Wikipedia)
a small phylum of marine animalsView the Source
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