Lophophore
（重定向自Lophophorate）
![Freshwater bryozoan with lophophore extended](/Images/godic/202501/24/Freshwater_Bryozoan2343642.JPG")
![A brachidium, a lophophore support, visible between the valves of the Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) brachiopod Spiriferina rostrata (35 x 30 mm).](/Images/godic/202501/24/Liospiriferina_rostrata_Noir3642.jpg")
![An example of an extinct lophophorate: a Devonian microconchid (Potter Farm Formation, Alpena, Michigan).](/Images/godic/202501/24/MicroconchidDevonianPotterFarm0821113642.jpg")
The lophophore /ˈlɒfəfɔər/ 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.