Metatrochophore

Bright-field microscope image of metatrochophore of annelid Pomatoceros lamarckii (family Serpulidae)^[1]
ey = eyspot

A metatrochophore (/ˌmiːtəˈtroʊkəˌfɔːr, ˌmɛ-, -ˈtrɒ-, -koʊ-/;^[2]^[3]) is a type of larva developed from the trochophore larva of a polychaete annelid.

Metatrochophores have a number of features trochophores lack, including eyespots and segments.

References[]

^ McDougall, Carmel; Chen, Wei-Chung; Shimeld, Sebastian M.; Ferrier, David E. K. (2006). "The development of the larval nervous system, musculature and ciliary bands of Pomatoceros lamarckii (Annelida): heterochrony in polychaetes". Frontiers in Zoology. 3 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-3-16. PMC 1615870. PMID 17032451.
^ "Meta". Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-24. "Trochophore". Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
^ "Meta". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24. "Trochophore". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.

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[McDougall2006-1] McDougall, Carmel; Chen, Wei-Chung; Shimeld, Sebastian M.; Ferrier, David E. K. (2006). "The development of the larval nervous system, musculature and ciliary bands of Pomatoceros lamarckii (Annelida): heterochrony in polychaetes". Frontiers in Zoology. 3 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-3-16. PMC 1615870. PMID 17032451.

[2] "Meta". Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-24. "Trochophore". Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Retrieved 2016-01-24.

[3] "Meta". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24. "Trochophore". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.

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