loph·o·phore (l f  -fôr , -f r)n. A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food. [Greek lophos, crest of a helmet + -phore.] lo·phoph o·rate (l-ff-r t) adj. |
lophophore [ˈləʊfəˌfɔː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) 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
lophophorate adj
| lophophore (lf-fôr) A horseshoe-shaped ciliated organ located near the mouth of brachiopods, bryozoans, and phoronids that is used to gather food. |
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