sentence: Phoronids are suspension-feeders.
sentences_after: They move their lophophores into the prevailing water current. Food particles in the water current are trapped in a stream of mucous that travels along the tentacles until it reaches the oral ring. There it is drawn into the mouth and then on into the digestive tract. Direct uptake of amino acids through the epidermis also occurs.
concept_name: phoronid
headings: Phoronida Feeding
categories: Minor phyla