veliger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of veliger
From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at velum, -i-, -gerous
Example Sentences
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Early development in some species occurs via two larval stages: trochophore and veliger.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Reproduction in cephalopods is different from other mollusks in that the egg hatches to produce a juvenile adult without undergoing the trochophore and veliger larval stages.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Crassostrea gigas is also an interesting model for developmental biology owing to its mosaic development with typical molluscan stages, including trochophore and veliger larvae and metamorphosis.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2012
But in these epibolic forms, just as in the embolic Paludina, the embryo proceeds to develop its ciliated band and shell-gland, passing through the earlier condition of a trochosphere to that of the veliger.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Trochosphere and veliger stages of development are consequently not recognizable.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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