planula
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planula (ˈplænjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lae | |
| the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra | |
| [C19: from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin plānum level ground] | |
| 'planular | |
| —adj | |
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| planula (plān'yə-lə) Pronunciation Key
Plural planulae (plān'yə-lē') The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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planula
free-swimmingfree-swimming or crawling larval type common in many species of the phylum Cnidaria (e.g., jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones). The planula body is more or less cylindrical or egg-shaped and bears numerous cilia (tiny hairlike projections), which are used for locomotion. Planulae are produced by both of the basic body forms found in cnidarians-polyps, the stalklike, attached adult forms, and medusae, the bell- or umbrella-shaped, free-swimming adult forms. See also polyp (zoology); medusa.
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When a planula finally settles, it turns into a single coral polyp.
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