Lophotrochozoa
E93460
Lophotrochozoa is a major clade of protostome animals that includes diverse groups such as annelid worms, mollusks, and brachiopods, united by shared developmental and molecular characteristics.
Aliases (2)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
→
protostome clade → taxon → |
| definedBy |
molecular phylogenetics
→
ribosomal RNA sequence data → |
| distinguishedFrom |
Deuterostomia
→
Ecdysozoa → |
| etymology |
derived from lophophore and trochophore
→
|
| firstDescribedIn |
1990s
→
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| geneticMarker |
conserved Hox gene clusters
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| habitat |
freshwater environments
→
marine environments → terrestrial environments → |
| hasBodyPlan |
triploblastic
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| hasCharacteristic |
lophophore feeding structure in some members
→
spiral cleavage → trochophore larva → |
| hasCoelomType |
coelomate in many groups
→
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| hasDevelopmentalMode |
protostomy
→
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| hasDiversity |
high morphological diversity
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| hasMember |
annelid worms
→
brachiopods → mollusks → |
| hasSubdivision |
Lophophorata
→
Platyzoa → Trochozoa → |
| hasSymmetry |
bilateral symmetry
→
|
| includesTaxon |
Acanthocephala
→
Annelida → Brachiopoda → Bryozoa → Chaetognatha → Cycliophora → Echiura → Entoprocta → Gastrotricha → Gnathostomulida → Micrognathozoa → Mollusca → Nemertea → Phoronida → Platyhelminthes → Rotifera → Sipuncula → Tardigrada → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
→
|
| partOf |
Spiralia
→
|
| reproduction |
mostly sexual reproduction
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|
| subdivisionOf |
Bilateria
→
Eumetazoa → Metazoa → Protostomia → |
| superphylum |
Lophotrochozoa
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Annelida
→
Lophotrochozoa → |
superphylum |
|
Monoplacophora
("clade Lophotrochozoa")
→
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belongsTo |
|
Mollusca
→
|
belongsToClade |
|
Lophotrochozoa
("Phoronida")
→
|
includesTaxon |
|
Ecdysozoa
→
|
sisterGroupOf |