planula
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Origin of planula
1865–70; < New Latin, diminutive of Latin plānum something flat. See plane 1, -ule
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The zygote divides and grows into a planula larva, which looks like a swimming millipede.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Both gametes are produced by the polyp, which can fuse to give rise to a free-swimming planula larva.
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After fertilization, the zygote develops into a blastula, which develops into a planula larva.
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The planula larva anchors itself to the sea bottom and grows into a tube-shaped polyp.
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I told them about jellyfish life cycles—that jellies start off almost like a plant, clinging to the bottom of the sea, and how in that phase of life, they are a planula.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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