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Phoronis

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Pho`ro´nis
n.1.(Zool.) A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.
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Only Phoronis ovalis has been recorded in Chile found perforating the shell of Chilean abalone, Concholepas concholepas, in samples from the coastal rocks of Mehuin.
The first report of phoronis sp. (Phoronida) in red abalone (Haliotis ... by Aviles, Fabian; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; Godoy, Marcos; Munoz, Gerardo / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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