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trochophore is a larva of annelids and molluscans

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What phylum does trochophore larva belong to?

Mollusca and Annelida are two phylas with trochophore larvae


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The free swimming ciliated larva seen in most aquatic mollusks is called a trochophore larva. It has a ring of cilia around its middle that aids in movement and feeding. Trochophore larvae eventually develop into the adult form of the mollusk.


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It is thought that annelids were originally animals with two separate sexes, which released ova and sperm into the water via their nephridia.[3] The fertilized eggs develop into trochophore larvae, which live as plankton.[33] Later they sink to the sea-floor and metamorphose into miniature adults: the part of the trochophore between the apical tuft and the prototroch becomes the prostomium (head); a small area round the trochophore's anus becomes the pygidium (tail-piece); a narrow band immediately in front of that becomes the growth zone that produces new segments; and the rest of the trochophore becomes the peristomium (the segment that contains the mouth).[3]


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