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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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
Early development in some species occurs via two larval stages: trochophore and veliger.
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
A well-marked trochosphere is formed by the development of an equatorial ciliated band; and subsequently, by the disproportionate growth of the lower hemisphere, the trochosphere becomes a veliger.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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