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Entoprocta
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Enˊto-proc′ta
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] within + [GREEK] the anus.]
(Zoöl.)
A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See
Pedicellina
. Definition 2024
Entoprocta
Entoprocta
Translingual
Proper noun
Entoprocta
- A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia – many small sessile aquatic animals having a crown of tentacles surrounding a mouth and anus.
Hypernyms
- (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Coloniales, Solitaria - orders
Coordinate terms
- (phylum): Ectoprocta
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521