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Record 1 2006-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Animal Biology
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A veliger whose foot has become functional, and settlement is imminent.

OBS

veliger: Molluscan planktotrophic larva that supersedes the trochophore, and in which the shell, foot, velum and other structures make their appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Biologie animale
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Véligère munie d'un pied, qui perd son aptitude à nager et se fixe à un substrat.

OBS

véligère : Larve des mollusques marins (Gastéropodes ou Lamellibranches), caractérisée par une coquille dorsale et un voile muni de cils, le velum, et qui succède dans la plupart des cas à la larve trochophore.

Spanish

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