Lophophorata

Lophophorata
	The bryozoan Plumatella repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Superphylum:	Lophotrochozoa
Clade:	Lophophorata; Meglitsch, 1972
Phyla
	Brachiozoa Brachiopoda; Phoronida; ; Bryozoa; Entoprocta?;
Synonyms
	Tentaculata Hatschek, 1888;

Lophophorata is a clade of animals in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa. All of the animals in this clade have a lophophore and some types of them like the byrozoans (moss animals) live in groups of almost microscopic zooids. The first animals in Lophophorata are thought to look a lot like an annelid worm. All animals in this clade are aquatic, meaning they live in water. All Brachiopods and Phoronids live in the ocean while most Bryozoans live in freshwater areas like ponds and rivers.

↑ Hedgpeth, Joel W. (February 1977). "Introduction to the Symposium: Biology of Lophophorates". American Zoologist. 17 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1093/icb/17.1.3.
↑ Davis, Josh (29 September 2022). "An ancient hairy, armoured worm lived in the oceans over 500 million years ago". The Trustees of The Natural History Museum. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1] Hedgpeth, Joel W. (February 1977). "Introduction to the Symposium: Biology of Lophophorates". American Zoologist. 17 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1093/icb/17.1.3.

[2] Davis, Josh (29 September 2022). "An ancient hairy, armoured worm lived in the oceans over 500 million years ago". The Trustees of The Natural History Museum. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)