larval stage

Term ID

UBERON:0000069

Synonyms

• ammocoete
• ammocoete stage
• bipinnaria
• bipinnaria stage
• caterpillar
• caterpillar stage
• glochidium
• glochidium stage
• grub
• grub stage
• larva
• larva stage
• leptocephalus
• leptocephalus stage
• maggot
• maggot stage
• metacestode
• naiad, nymph
• naiad, nymph stage
• nauplius
• nauplius stage
• nymph
• nymph stage
• planula
• planula stage
• trochophore
• trochophore stage
• veliger
• veliger stage
• wriggler
• wriggler stage
• zoea
• zoea stage

Definition

A distinct juvenile stage many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva

References

• BTO:0000915
• BTO:0000954
• EFO:0001303
• FBdv:00005336
• MIAA:0000400
• OGES:000008
• ZFS:0000048
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva

Ontology

Uberon Ontology