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Brachiolaria
Brachiolaria Brach`i*o*la"ri*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. brachiolum
(bracch-), dim. of brachium (bracch-) arm.] (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a
bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of
vibrating cilia.
Meaning of Brachiolaria from wikipedia
- A
brachiolaria is the
second stage of
larval development in many starfishes. It
follows the bipinnaria.
Brachiolaria have
bilateral symmetry,
unlike the...
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their tips. Both
bipinnaria and
brachiolaria larvae are
bilaterally symmetrical. When
fully developed, the
brachiolaria settles on the
seabed and attaches...
- the
larval development of most starfish, and is
usually followed by a
brachiolaria stage.
Movement and
feeding is
accomplished by the
bands of cilia. Starfish...
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Squirrel kit
kitten pup doe buck
scurry sciurine Starfish bipinnaria brachiolaria — — — asteroid/galaxy
Starling — — —
chattering murmuration sturnine...
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Acanthaster cf. solaris.
Bipinnaria larva SEM of
bipinnaria larva Brachiolaria larva Late
brachiolaria with
starfish primordium SEM
brachiolarian arms By day 1...
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starfish has a 'bipinnaria' larva,
which develops into a multi-armed '
brachiolaria' larva. A sea cu****ber's
larva is an 'auricularia'
while a crinoid's...
- It is
during this time that the larvae, now
brachiolaria,
enters the
benthic phase of life. The
brachiolaria will
settle exclusively on the red
algae Mesophyllum...
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begin to feed they are
called bipinnaria, this
stage then
grows into the
brachiolaria after growing five arms,
three fused with the
central disk. The development...
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developing embryo feeds on its egg yolk and
hatches directly into a
brachiolaria larva,
without the
intervening mobile planktonic phase of most starfish...
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yolky eggs,
which are
fertilised externally, and the
development of
brachiolaria larvae. At
first these rise to the
surface but as they
further develop...
