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Keywords: Coelenterate, Ciliated, Larva, Larval, Swimming
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The very young, free-swimming larva of the cœlenterates. It usually has a flattened oval or oblong form, and is entirely covered with cilia.
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offspring of medusae, the second free-swimming stage of a polyp's life cycle
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The planktonic larval form produced by scleractinian corals and coelenterates.
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(plan´ yew la) [L. planum: something flat] • The free-swimming, ciliated larva of the cnidarians.
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the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
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the free-swimming, ciliated larva of a coelenterate
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Free-swimming larval stage of a coelenterate.
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