Marine larvae

Tubulariid hydroid

Actinula larva.

Tubulariid hydroid

Actinula larva.

Taxa: Acharadria crocea
Size: visible
Place: Yacht Club de Ilhabela, Ilhabela, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, artificial substrate, benthic, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva

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Zoanthina larva

The zoanthids have two types of larvae. The zoanthellas are cylindrical and have an ventral band of long cilia. The zoanthinas are oval or slightly elongated, with an equatorial band of cilia.

Zoanthina larva

The zoanthids have two types of larvae. The zoanthellas are cylindrical and have an ventral band of long cilia. The zoanthinas are oval or slightly elongated, with an equatorial band of cilia.

Taxon: Zoantharia, Zoanthidea
Size: huge
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: >100 mm, benthic, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, rocky-shore

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Sun coral

Planula larva.

Sun coral

Planula larva.

Taxa: Tubastraea
Size: huge
Place: Ilha de Búzios, Ilhabela, SP, Brazil
Tags: >100 mm, benthic, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, rocky-shore

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Sun coral

Planula larva.

Sun coral

Planula larva.

Taxa: Tubastraea
Size: huge
Place: Ilha de Búzios, Ilhabela, SP, Brazil
Tags: >100 mm, benthic, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, rocky-shore

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Auricularia larva of the sea cucumber

Taxa: Holothuroidea
Size: visible
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Brittle star larva

Taxa: Ophiuroidea
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Sea urchin

Pluteus larva.

Sea urchin

Pluteus larva.

Taxa: Arbacia lixula
Size: tiny
Place: São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pluteus

Taxa: Lytechinus variegatus
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Pluteus larva

Taxa: Echinoidea
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Starfish bipinnaria larva

Taxa: Asteroidea
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Starfish bipinnaria larva

Taxa: Asteroidea
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Feather star

Pentacrinoid larva of a feather star on a hydroid (Eudendrium carneum).

Feather star

Pentacrinoid larva of a feather star on a hydroid (Eudendrium carneum).

Taxa: Tropiometra carinata
Size: visible
Place: Praia de Barequeçaba, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, benthic, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, rocky-shore

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Feather star

Pentacrinoid larva of a feather star on a hydroid (Eudendrium carneum).

Feather star

Pentacrinoid larva of a feather star on a hydroid (Eudendrium carneum).

Taxa: Tropiometra carinata
Size: visible
Place: Praia de Barequeçaba, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, benthic, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, rocky-shore

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Copepod

Nauplius.

Copepod

Nauplius.

Taxa: Subeucalanus pileatus
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Copepod

First copepodite stage.

Copepod

First copepodite stage.

Taxa: Pontellopsis brevis
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Copepod

Nauplius.

Copepod

Nauplius.

Taxa: Pontellopsis brevis
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Copepod

Taxa: Temora stylifera
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic

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Megalopa larva

Taxa: Decapoda
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Zoea larva

Taxa: Decapoda
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Crustacean larva

Taxa: Porcellanidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Mantis shrimp larva

Taxa: Stomatopoda
Size: none
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Mantis shrimp larva

Taxa: Stomatopoda
Size: none
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Taxa: Sipunculidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Taxa: Sipunculidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Taxa: Bolinopsis vitrea
Size: large
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 10 - 100 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Taxa: Bolinopsis vitrea
Size: large
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 10 - 100 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Taxa: Bolinopsis vitrea
Size: large
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 10 - 100 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Larva.

Taxa: Bolinopsis vitrea
Size: large
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 10 - 100 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

One type of larva typical of bryozoans, cyphonauts spend weeks in the water column until settling on a substrate such as rocks or algae, undergoing metamorphosis into the adult form and creating a new colony.

Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

One type of larva typical of bryozoans, cyphonauts spend weeks in the water column until settling on a substrate such as rocks or algae, undergoing metamorphosis into the adult form and creating a new colony.

Taxon: Bryozoa, Ectoprocta
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

One type of larva typical of bryozoans, cyphonauts spend weeks in the water column until settling on a substrate such as rocks or algae, undergoing metamorphosis into the adult form and creating a new colony.

Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

One type of larva typical of bryozoans, cyphonauts spend weeks in the water column until settling on a substrate such as rocks or algae, undergoing metamorphosis into the adult form and creating a new colony.

Taxon: Bryozoa, Ectoprocta
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Bryozoan coronate larva

Taxa: Watersipora subtorquata
Size: tiny
Place: Ponta do Jarobá, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, lecithotrophic, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: visible
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: visible
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: visible
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic

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Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Cydippid larva.

Taxa: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Size: visible
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, larva, macrophotography, planktonic

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Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião,
Tag: 0.1 - 1.0 mm

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Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Taxa: Clypeaster subdepressus
Size: tiny
Place: São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, confocal, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Taxa: Clypeaster subdepressus
Size: tiny
Place: CEBIMar, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic, polarized light

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Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Larva with two pairs of aarms and early development of postero-dorsal arms on the body sides.

Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Larva with two pairs of aarms and early development of postero-dorsal arms on the body sides.

Taxa: Clypeaster subdepressus
Size: tiny
Place: CEBIMar, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Taxa: Clypeaster subdepressus
Size: tiny
Place: CEBIMar, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Taxa: Sipunculidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pilidium larva

Taxa: Nemertea
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Larva

Taxa: Magelonidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Tornaria larva

Taxa: Hemichordata
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Crustacean larva

Taxa: Porcellanidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Spionid polychaete

8-chaetiger pelagic larva.

Spionid polychaete

8-chaetiger pelagic larva.

Taxa: Pseudopolydora rosebelae
Size: visible
Place: Praia do Sino, Ilhabela, SP, Brazil
Tags: 1.0 - 10 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Mitraria larva

Taxa: Oweniidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Fish larva

Taxa: Teleostei
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic

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Veliger larva

Taxa: Gastropoda
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Veliger larva

Taxa: Gastropoda
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Veliger larva

Taxa: Gastropoda
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, Differential interference contrast, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Pelagosphaera larva

Denominadas pelagosferas, as larvas de muitas espécies de sipuncúlidos são transparentes e nadam livres na água por meses antes de se transformarem no adulto, que tem aspecto vermiforme e vive enterrado na areia ou lodo.

Taxa: Sipunculidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Larva

Taxon: Chaetopterus, Pristipomoides
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Larva

Taxa: Terebellidae
Size: tiny
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: 0.1 - 1.0 mm, cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Larva

Taxa: Polynoidae
Size: none
Place: Canal de São Sebastião, São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Tags: cebimar-usp, dark field, larva, planktonic, planktotrophic

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Tubulariid hydroid

Zoanthina larva

Sun coral

Sun coral

Auricularia larva of the sea cucumber

Brittle star larva

Sea urchin

Pluteus

Pluteus larva

Starfish bipinnaria larva

Starfish bipinnaria larva

Feather star

Feather star

Copepod

Copepod

Copepod

Copepod

Megalopa larva

Zoea larva

Crustacean larva

Mantis shrimp larva

Mantis shrimp larva

Pelagosphaera larva

Pelagosphaera larva

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

Bryozoan larva (cyphonautes)

Bryozoan coronate larva

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Comb jelly or ctenophore

Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Pluteus larva of a sea biscuit

Pelagosphaera larva

Pilidium larva

Larva

Tornaria larva

Crustacean larva

Spionid polychaete

Mitraria larva

Fish larva

Veliger larva

Veliger larva

Veliger larva

Pelagosphaera larva

Larva

Larva

Larva

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