The Phylum Cycliophora Was Discovered in 1995

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The phylum Cycliophora was discovered in 1995. They are tiny organisms that live in large numbers on the outsides of the mouthparts and appendages of lobsters. The feeding stage permanently attaches to the lobster via an adhesive disk and collects scraps of food from its host's feeding by capturing the scraps in a current created by a ring of cilia. The body is saclike and has a U-shaped intestine that brings the anus close to the mouth. Cycliophorans are coelomates, do not moult (though their host does) , and their embryos undergo spiral cleavage.
-The feeding stage of cycliophorans ________.

A) is autotrophic and captures food in a manner similar to gastropods
B) is sessile and captures food in a manner similar to that of animals with lophophores
C) is sessile and radially symmetric
D) is autotrophic and sessile