<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Phoronida</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31316402</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:25:12</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Phoronidea</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Phoronis</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">phoronid</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">phoronid worm</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">phoronid worms</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">phoronids</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Phylum including several tube-dwelling, worm-like marine invertebrates characterized by a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, which is a characteristic feeding organ. Wormlike marine invertebrates of the phylum Phoronidea, having a true body cavity divided into compartments, a cluster of tentacles at the upper end, a circulatory system, circular and longitudinal muscles, and a nervous sytem beneath the epidermis; ranging up to 15 feet in length, each individual lives in a chitinous tube which it secretes, the lower end of which is buried in the mud or sand at the bottom of shallow seas while the tentacles extend out of the t to gather food. ]]></dc:description></metadata>