Tornaria

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A tornaria is the planktonic larva of some species of Hemichordata. It is very similar in appearance to the bipinnaria larvae of starfishes, with convoluted bands of cilia running around the body.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Development and neural organization of the tornaria larva of the Hawaiian hemichordate, Ptychodera flava.


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