Phoronidea (Noun)
Meaning
Small phylum of wormlike marine animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The phoronidea is a small phylum of wormlike marine animals that are characterized by their crown of tentacles.
- Phoronidea are found in shallow waters around the world, where they live in burrows or under rocks.
- Some species of phoronidea have a unique relationship with certain species of bivalve mollusks, using them as a shelter.
- Phoronidea are filter feeders, using their tentacles to capture small particles from the water.
- The exact evolutionary relationships between phoronidea and other animal phyla are still not well understood.