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Sculptures by Phyllis Bone

PHYLUM PHORONIDA


Phoronids are tube builders in marine gravel, mud and sand. Individual phoronids are elongate and cylindrical. Both the mouth and anus open within the ring of tentacles.

Right: Phoronis vancouverensis lives in dense masses of inter-twined individuals adhering to stones. Ashworth collected these on a trip to Canada.