Traits:Veliger

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Veliger

Veliger: free-swimming larva, characterized by lobed extensions of the peroral trohus (velum), larval shell and rudimentary foot (Stachowitsch, 1992).




References: 
  • Stachowitsch, M., 1992. The invertebrates: an illustrated glossary. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.



Definition specific to Mollusca



Note "the veliger's a lively tar, the liveliest afloat" Garstang (1928)


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free-swimming larva, characterized by lobed extensions of the peroral trohus (velum), larval shell and rudimentary foot (Stachowitsch, 1992). +
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