Re: from the Lobster's Mouth

[ornstn@inforamp.net (Ronald Orenstein)]

>> I wonder what other Phylums this new parasite most resembles?
>
>I wonder if it is a new phylum and not something that is highly 
>derived with secondary loss of certain features....but who am I to 
>say....and it ain't a dinosaur.

I gather it is supposed to be similar to both entoprocts and ectoprocts,
which is a neat trick as entoprocts have their anal opening within the ring
of tentacles while ectoprocts have theirs outside - I'll be curious to learn
where this critter's is!
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