Lophopoda \Lo*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest or
tuft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Phylactolemata}.
Phylactolaema \Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma\, Phylactolaemata
\Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to guard + ?
the gullet.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are
arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is
covered by an epistome. Called also {Lophopoda}, and
{hippocrepians}.