Directory of Phoronida Resources

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Phoronida is a small phylum consisting of about 12 species. These "horseshoe worms" are U-shaped and live in shallow marine sediments. They filter-feed by means of a ciliated organ called a lophophore, as do the Brachiopods and Bryozoans.

Resources in This Category

• Introduction to the Phoronida

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/brachiopoda/phoronida.html
  Introduction to the Phoronida, a small phylum related to brachiopods and bryozoans.

• Phoronida

  http://paleopolis.rediris.es/Phoronida/
  Geographical distribution, systematics (including relationship to other lophophorates), list of species, scientific papers, links. Site is in English, Spanish, and French.

• Phoronida

  http://www.tolweb.org/Phoronida/2493
  Illustration of the internal anatomy of a horseshoe worm and a list of species.

 

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