phoronid
/fəˈroʊnɪd/
noun
- A small, worm-like marine animal that lives in a tube and has a crown of tentacles used for feeding.
- Marine biologists discovered a new species of phoronid off the coast of Japan.
- Phoronids are often found in shallow coastal waters, buried in sand or mud.
- The phoronid extends its tentacles to filter plankton from the water.