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Title: The Lophophorates


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The Lophophorates
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Classification
  • Phoronida--unitary organism, tube dwelling with
    lophorate at upper end of body, only marine
  • Bryozoa-modular, zooids, polypide, marine and
    freshwater (statoblast)
  • Brachiopoda-unitary organisms, bivalved-shell is
    chintin and calcium phosphate, dorsal/ventral-most
    prominent in the Paleozoic--inarticulate,
    articulate

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What is a lophophore
  • Tentacular crown
  • Unitary vs modular organism
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