Lecithotrophic larva

Lecithotrophic larva

A planktonic larva that gains its nutrition from yolk (semi-crystalline phospholipoprotein granules). In most bony fishes, yolk is supplied by the yolk sac, a bag-like ventral extension of the gut containing yolk granules.

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lecithotrophic larva

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A planktonic larva that gains its nutrition from yolk (semi-crystalline phospholipoprotein granules). In most bony fishes, yolk is supplied by the yolk sac, a bag-like ventral ...

lecithotrophic larva

Biology; Marine biology

A planktonic-dispersing larva that lives off yolk supplied via the egg.

larva

Biology; Parasitology

The post-embryonic stage in which internal organs are developing or are partially developed and are at least partially functioning. Any preadult stage (after the embryonic stage) ...

larva

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A sexually immature juvenile stage of an animal's life cycle. However, there are a few exceptions, where the larval form never metamorphoses into the adult stage and is sexually ...

larva

Biology; General

A stage in the development of many insects and other organisms including sea urchins and sponges. In sponges, sexual reproduction results in the production of motile ciliated ...

larva

Archaeology; Evolution

The prereproductive stage of many animals. The term is particularly apt when the immature stage has a different form from the adult. For example, a caterpillar is the larval stage ...

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...

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