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Trochophore
A - episphere
B - hyposphere
1 - ganglia
2 - apical tuft
3 - prototroch
4 - metatroch
5 - nephridium
6 - anus
7 - protonephridia
8 - gastrointestinal tract
9 - buccal opening
10 - blastocoele
A trochophore (/ˈtroʊkəˌfɔːr, ˈtrɒ-, -koʊ-/[1][2]) is a type of free-swimming planktonic marine larva with several bands of cilia.
By moving their cilia rapidly, they make a water eddy to control their movement, and to bring their food closer in order to capture it more easily.
- ^ "Trochophore". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Trochophore". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
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