Australian English Meaning of planula
Planula
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Definitions and Meaning of planula in English
planula (n)
the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
planula (n.)
In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula. Sometimes used as synonymous with gastrula.
The very young, free-swimming larva of the coelenterates. It usually has a flattened oval or oblong form, and is entirely covered with cilia.
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Planula
the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenteratesIn embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence
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plantule => seedling, plantsman => plantsman, plantocracy => Plantocracy, plantlike flagellate => Plant-like flagellate, plantlet => Plantlet,
