All lophophorates have intertentacular neurite bundles, which innervate adjacent tentacles.
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At the lophophoral base, intertentacular pits, previously unknown for ctenostomes, develop.
Wood Timothy S, Schwaha Thomas 2011, 'Organogenesis during budding and lophophoral morphology of Hislopia malayensisAnnandale, 1916 (Bryozoa, Ctenostomata)', BMC Developmental Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/11/23. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Intertentacular lobules, observed previously in only a small number of species, are shown to be widespread.
Lucília S. Miranda, Allen G. Collins, Yayoi M. Hirano, Claudia E. Mills, Antonio C.Marques 2016, 'Comparative internal anatomy of Staurozoa (Cnidaria), with functional and evolutionaryinferences', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/2594.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)