Entoprocta

[ en-tuh-prok-tuh ]

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a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin, equivalent to ento- ento- + -procta < Greek -��ō��ٲ�, neuter plural of -��ō��ٴǲ�, adj. derivative of ��ō��ó�� anus, rectum

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Mr Zhang said that the team's reinterpretation of Cotyledion tylodes as belonging to the Entoprocta phylum adds further support to the idea that "nearly all the living phyla of animals suddenly appeared in the Cambrian".

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The former is the only representative in fresh water of the Entoprocta and has only been found in N. America.

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entoproct entoptic

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