Definition of Brachiolaria. Meaning of Brachiolaria. Synonyms of Brachiolaria

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Definition of Brachiolaria

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...
- 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...
- Squirrel kit kitten pup doe buck scurry sciurine Starfish bipinnaria brachiolaria — — — asteroid/galaxy Starling — — — chattering murmuration sturnine...
- Acanthaster cf. solaris. Bipinnaria larva SEM of bipinnaria larva Brachiolaria larva Late brachiolaria with starfish primordium SEM brachiolarian arms By day 1...
- 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...
- to stages of all extant echinoderms, such as the bipinnaria and the brachiolaria of the starfish, the auricularia of the sea cu****bers, the echinopluteus...
- 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...
- depth, but some at up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Porania pulvillus produces brachiolaria larvae in spring. It is gonochoristic. It feeds on detritus and the soft...
- members of this genus, the larva of Astropecten latespinosus is not a brachiolaria larva but is barrel-shaped and undergoes metamorphosis at a very early...