larval form of obelia is known as
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Planula
Explanation:
• Sea fur or Obelia is a species that lives in marine as well as freshwater.
• Class- Hydrozoa and Phylum- Cnidaria.
• Planula is a cnidarian larva of Obelia. It is ciliated, flattened, and free-swimming. It is formed after the formation of zygote and develops cilia and then it settles after few days.
• Planula is seen to go through the process of metamorphosis to become an adult.
• Its larval symmetry is bilateral.
• The planula larva lacks the digestive tract and mouth.
• Cnidarians generally exist as planula larva at birth and medusae or polyp as adults. Example of Cnidarians - Jellyfish, Sea-anemones and corals.
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