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- noun Plural form of
planula .
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Examples
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Scientists believe that corals at the Flower Gardens probably originated from Mexican reefs when currents in the western Gulf of Mexico carried coral larvae (planulae), other animal larvae, and algal spores northward.
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Based on the position of the Wnt centre, the oral end of cnidarian planulae and polyps seems homologous to the rear end of the Bilateria
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Ayre DJ, Resing JM (1986) Sexual and asexual production of planulae in reef corals.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. 2008
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The presence of algal endosymbionts in the planulae may increase their survival as these are an important energy source
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. 2008
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Isomura N, Nishihira M (2001) Size variation of planulae and its effect on the lifetime of planulae in three pocilloporid corals.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. 2008
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The planulae are of a range of sizes with the larger planulae having the longer survivorship, suggesting a strategy that accommodates both short and long-distance dispersal
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. 2008
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(planulae), other animal larvae, and algal spores northward.
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(planulae), other animal larvae, and algal spores northward.
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(planulae), other animal larvae, and algal spores northward.
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~5\% of the planulae can remain competent to settle for >
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al. 2008
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