Entoprocta

[ en-tuh-prok-tuh ]

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noun

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.

< New Latin, equivalent to ento- ento- + -procta < Greek -prōkta, neuter plural of -prōktos, adj. derivative of prōktós anus, rectum

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

It probably corresponds with the ciliated disc in the Entoprocta.

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