— lophophoral /leuh fof"euhr euhl/ , adj.
/lof"euh fawr', -fohr', loh"feuh-/ , n.
1. the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.
2. a similar organ in a brachiopod, composed of two ciliated, spirally coiled tentacles.
[ 1840-50; lóph ( os ) a crest, ridge + -o- -O- + -PHORE ]