lophotrochozoa

[US]//ˌləʊfəʊˌtrɒkəˈzəʊə//
[UK]//ˌloʊfoʊˌtrɑkəˈzoʊə//

Translation

n.A major clade of protostome animals within the Spiralia, including taxa that possess either a lophophore feeding structure or a trochophore larval stage.

Phrases & Collocations

lophotrochozoan species

lophotrochozoan evolution

studying lophotrochozoa

lophotrochozoan anatomy

lophotrochozoan development

lophotrochozoan classification

the lophotrochozoa

lophotrochozoan phylogeny

lophotrochozoan relationships

lophotrochozoan organisms

Example Sentences

lophotrochozoa is a major clade of protostome animals that includes mollusks and annelids.

scientists study lophotrochozoan development to understand how these complex body plans evolved.

the lophotrochozoan fossil record provides important clues about early animal evolution.

molecular studies have revealed unexpected relationships among lophotrochozoan taxa.

many lophotrochozoan species exhibit trochophore larvae during their development.

the lophotrochozoan body plan is characterized by bilateral symmetry and three germ layers.

researchers use phylogenetic analysis to determine lophotrochozoan evolutionary relationships.

lophotrochozoan diversity includes both marine and terrestrial habitats.

the lophotrochozoan phylum annelida comprises segmented worms with great ecological importance.

understanding lophotrochozoan genetics helps explain the origins of animal complexity.

lophotrochozoan larvae often display distinctive feeding structures.

the lophotrochozoan lineage diverged early in animal evolutionary history.

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