Phylum Cycliophora (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The phylum Cycliophora is a group of tiny marine organisms that are found in great numbers on the lips of lobsters.
- Scientists have been studying the phylum Cycliophora since its tentative identification in 1995 as a new phylum.
- The phylum Cycliophora is thought to be a possible link between the phyla Entoprocta and Ectoprocta.
- Each member of the phylum Cycliophora is approximately the size of a period, making them extremely small.
- The discovery of the phylum Cycliophora has shed new light on the diversity of marine life and the complexity of the animal kingdom.