neophorans

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neophorans (noun, plural; Greek neos, new; pherein, to carry): (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria) 1. Individuals in which the yolk and oocytes are produced by a separate gland, or are produced in separate parts of an ovovitellarium; ectolecithal eggs

See also: archoophorans. 2. A former division of Turbellaria; a superorder.