Biology:Metatrochophore

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Bright-field microscope image of metatrochophore of annelid Pomatoceros lamarckii (family Serpulidae)[1]
ey = eyspot

A metatrochophore (/ˌmiːtəˈtroʊkəˌfɔːr, ˌmɛ-, -ˈtrɒ-, -koʊ-/;[2][3]) is a type of larva developed from the trochophore larva of a polychaete annelid.

Metatrochophores have a number of features trochophores lack, including eyespots and segments.

References

  1. ↑ McDougall, Carmel; Chen, Wei-Chung; Shimeld, Sebastian M.; Ferrier, David E. K. (2006). "The development of the larval nervous system, musculature and ciliary bands of Pomatoceros lamarckii (Annelida): heterochrony in polychaetes". Frontiers in Zoology 3 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-3-16. PMID 17032451. 
  2. ↑ "Meta". Meta. Oxford University Press. http://www.lexico.com/definition/Meta.  "Trochophore". Trochophore. Oxford University Press. http://www.lexico.com/definition/Trochophore. 
  3. ↑ "Meta". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Meta.  "Trochophore". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Trochophore. 



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