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trochophore
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troch·o·phore  (trk-fôr, -fr)
n.
The small, free-swimming, ciliated aquatic larva of various invertebrates, including certain mollusks and annelids.
[Greek trokhos, wheel (from trekhein, to run) + -phore.]
trochophore [ˈtrɒkəˌfɔː], trochosphere [ˈtrɒkəsˌfɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the ciliated planktonic larva of many invertebrates, including polychaete worms, molluscs, and rotifers
[from Greek trokhos wheel + -phore]
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Pink abalone eggs are negatively buoyant; the trocophore larvae, shortly after hatching (12-18 h), swim to the surface (negative geotaxis), complete larval development within 4-17 days, and then begin settlement (Leighton 1974, Leighton 2000).
Genetic connectivity among pink abalone Haliotis corrugata populations by Diaz-Viloria, Noe; Cruz, Pedro; Guzman-Del Proo, Sergio A.; Perez-Enriquez, Ricardo / Journal of Shellfish Research
Embryonic development up to the trocophore stage occurs within the egg membrane and corresponds to the typical development described for gastropod molluscs, with elimination of the two polar bodies after fertilization; segmentation is of the spiral type with the formation of micromeres and macromeres.
Breeding cycle and early development of the keyhole limpet Fissurella ... by Perez, Margarita C.; Gonzalez, Maria L.; Lopez, Daniel A. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Laboratory studies of cryopreservation of sperm and trocophore larvae of the Eastern oyster.
Cryopreservation of black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera, ... by Southgate, Paul C. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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