HyperDic: phylum_cycliophora

English > 1 sense of the expression phylum Cycliophora:
NOUNanimalphylum Cycliophora, Cycliophoratiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips
English > phylum Cycliophora: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtiny 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.
SynonymCycliophora
Member ofAnimalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdomtaxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
MembersSymbion pandoraOnly known species of Cycliophora
Broaderphylum(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
Spanishciclióforos
CatalanCycliophora

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