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phoronid — [fə rō′nid] n. [< ModL Phoronidea, prob. < L Phoronis,IO1 + idea, neut. pl. suffix] any of a small phylum (Phoronida) of unsegmented, wormlike marine animals, with a U shaped digestive tract and a lophophore adj. of or belonging to the… … English World dictionary
Phoronid — Taxobox name = Phoronids regnum = Animalia superphylum = Lophotrochozoa phylum = Phoronida phylum authority = Hatschek, 1888 subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Phoronis Phoronopsis Phoronids ( Phoronida ), commonly known as horseshoe worms … Wikipedia
phoronid — /feuh roh nid/, n. 1. any member of the invertebrate phylum Phoronida, wormlike marine animals living in a chitinous tube and having an anterior structure bearing ciliated tentacles for feeding. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the phoronids. [ … Universalium
phoronid — noun Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida; the horseshoe worms … Wiktionary
phoronid — noun hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Phoronida, ↑Phoronidea, ↑phylum Phoronida … Useful english dictionary
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Bioerosion — describes the erosion of hard ocean substrates by living organisms by a number of mechanisms. Bioerosion can be caused by mollusks, polychaete worms, phoronids, sponges, crustaceans, echinoids, and fish. It can occur on coastlines, on coral reefs … Wikipedia
horseshoe worm — ▪ marine invertebrate phylum name Phoronida, a small group (about 12 species) of wormlike marine invertebrates that live in tubes secreted by special glands. These protective tubes become encrusted with shells or are buried in sand.… … Universalium
Tube worm — The name tube worm may refer to any of a number of unrelated tube dwellingworm like invertebrates. These include chiefly various polychaetes, specifically the family Siboglinidae (beard worms), Serpulidae, and related families of the order… … Wikipedia
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