What is "lophophore"

Lophophore \Loph"o*phore\, n. [Gr. lo`fos a crest or tuft + fe`rein to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata.

n. (context zoology English) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids

The lophophore is a characteristic feeding organ possessed by three major groups of animals: the Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, and Phoronida, which collectively constituted the Lophophorata. All lophophores are found in aquatic organisms.