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phylum Pogonophora

phylum Pogonophora

9.9
A group of deep-sea worms with beard-like tentacles placed in a different worm family
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪləm pəˈɡoʊnəˌfɔrə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : filo Pogonophora
  • Until recently, phylum Pogonophora was considered separate from annelids in biological classifications.

Examples

  • Scientists used deep-sea submersibles to collect specimens of phylum Pogonophora from hydrothermal vents.

  • Have you studied the phylum Pogonophora in your biology class?

  • The unique feeding method of phylum Pogonophora involves absorbing nutrients directly from seawater.

  • The phylum Pogonophora includes unique marine organisms.

  • Scientists used deep-sea submersibles to collect specimens of phylum Pogonophora from hydrothermal vents.

  • The unique feeding method of phylum Pogonophora involves absorbing nutrients directly from seawater.

  • Until recently, phylum Pogonophora was considered separate from annelids in biological classifications.

Synonyms

Pogonophora
vsphylum Pogonophora
  • Specialized
9.9

A long thin worm that lives in the deep ocean near hot vents

is broader in rank, formerly treated as a phylum rather than a class

Surface Forms

phylum Pogonophora singular
phyla Pogonophora plural

Morphology

phylum + Pogonophora

This is a straightforward taxonomic construction: 'phylum' (a biological rank) combined with the name 'Pogonophora' denotes the phylum to which those organisms belong. Such rank + name combinations are compositional and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the group of marine worms called Pogonophora.

Etymology

Phylum Pogonophora comes from Greek parts pogon and -phora, which mean 'beard' and 'bearer', because these sea worms have a tuft of feeding tentacles that look like a beard. That's why they are called 'beard worms' and were once seen as their own group, though today they are usually placed with other similar sea worms.