Definition of lophophore in English:
lophophore
noun ˈlɒfəˌfɔːˈləʊfəˌfɔːˈläfəˌfôr
Zoology A structure in certain small marine invertebrates, having the shape of a horseshoe and bearing ciliated tentacles around the mouth.
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, the mouth is always located inside the lophophore ring of tentacles, while the anus lies outside the ring.
- The lophophore, a ciliated, tentacular organ for feeding, of varying three-dimensional morphology, is suspended between the mantles.
- The brachidium is a structure which supports the lophophore, the feeding organ of brachiopods.
- Through this opening, the lophophore, a ring of ciliated tentacles centered on the mouth, protrudes to capture small food particles.
- The mouth is surrounded by the ciliated feeding structure known as a lophophore.