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Plankton
Plankton Life Histories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - crustacean - segemented, jointed appendeges - median eye - holo/meroplanktonic | Naplius |
| - bivalvia - meroplankton - ciliated velum | Veliger |
| - annelids and molluscs - meroplankton - ciliated band, rounded top | Trochophore |
| - protective carapce - long dorsal spine - crustacean | Zoea |
| - trunk blob - long tail | Tunicata larvae |
| - echinoderm (sea urchin) - arm-like strucutres supported by CaCO3 rods - transparent body, bilateral | Pluteus |
| - small, oval or elongated ciliated larvae - cnidaria | Planula |
| - phoronida - tentacles - look a bit like a condom with tentacles | Actinotroch |
| - bryozoa - triangular shell-like valve - look stupidly similar to coronate larvae | Cyphonautes |
| - asteroida (seastars) - bilateral symmetry - like a child's drawing of an ant | Bipinnaria |
| - benthic acorn worm - sometimes they look a little bit like an acorn | Tornaria |
| - long antennae (almost horizontal) - smooth rounded back | Adult copepod |