Phylum: Phoronida

Number of Representatives: There are 20 known species of phoronids

General Habitat: Benthic in marine ecosystem

Distinguishing Features: Lohophore, calm-like shells

Significance in Marine Environment: Filter Feeders

Symmetry: Bilateral

Digestive System : Lophophorates

Solitary or Colonial: Phoronids niche is in sand burrows( therefore solitary).

Modes of Reproduction:Phoronids reproduce sexually.

Tissue layers: Phoronids bodies are more than two cell layers thick with tissues and organs.

Structural Support: Phoronids have three main body structures. They are prosome, mesome, and measome.

When and how does it move:Phoronids move when they are emerging in their niche tubes and move with their tentacles.

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