''Phoronis emigi'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of marine horseshoe worm in the
phylum
In biology, a phylum (; : phyla) is a level of classification, or taxonomic rank, that is below Kingdom (biology), kingdom and above Class (biology), class. Traditionally, in botany the term division (taxonomy), division has been used instead ...
Phoronid
Phoronids (Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic name Phoronida, sometimes called horseshoe worms) are a small phylum of marine animals that Filter feeder, filter-feed with a lophophore (a "crown" of tentacles), and build upright tubes of chitin to suppo ...
a.
It is found off the coast of Japan and is morphologically similar to ''
Phoronis psammophila
''Phoronis psammophila'' is a species of marine horseshoe worm in the phylum Phoronida. It lives in a tube projecting from the sea floor in shallow seas around the world.
Description
''Phoronis psammophila'' constructs and lives in a rigid, chit ...
''.
References
Phoronids
Animals described in 2014
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