phylum_cycliophora
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
Synonyms: Cycliophora
Related terms: phylum Animalia Symbion_pandora
Similar spelling:   phylum_Ctenophora
  phylum_Chordata
  phylum_Ectoprocta
  phylum_Cryptophyta
  phylum_Cnidaria