cycliophora (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cycliophora*:
NOUN	animal	Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora	tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips

English > *Cycliophora*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta.
Synonym	phylum Cycliophora
Member of	Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom	taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
Members	Symbion pandora	Only known species of Cycliophora
Broader	phylum	(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
Spanish	ciclióforos
Catalan	Cycliophora

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