Brachiolaria
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Brachiolaria
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A brachiolaria is the second stage of larval development in many starfishes. It follows the bipinnaria. Brachiolaria have bilateral symmetry, unlike the adult starfish, which have a pentaradial symmetry. Starfish of the order Paxillosida have no brachiolaria stage, with the bipinnaria developing directly into an adult. The brachiolaria develops from the bipinnaria larva when the latter grows three short arms at the underside of its anterior end. These arms each bear sticky cells at the tip, and
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiolaria
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2022-04-06T00:17:25Z
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