- lecithotrophic
- (Subclass Copepoda):Feeding on yolk [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
lecithotrophic
Look at other dictionaries:
lecithotrophic — said of larva that develop from a relatively large yolky egg … Dictionary of ichthyology
lecithotrophic — adj. [Gr. lekithos, egg yolk; trophe, food] Obtaining nourishment from a large quantity of stored yolk, as in various invertebrates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lecithotrophic — … Useful english dictionary
lecithotrophic live bearer — facultative and obligate lecitrophic live bearers (both q.v.) are two reproductive guilds (q.v.) … Dictionary of ichthyology
lecithotrophic development — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) Production of brooding larvae lacking a digestive tract … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
facultative lecithotrophic live bearer — a reproductive guild (q.v.) where eggs are sometimes fertilised internally by accident when gonopores of otherwise oviparous fish are close together. Eggs may be retained in the female and some early development occurs there (rarely beyond… … Dictionary of ichthyology
obligate lecithotrophic live bearer — a reproductive guild (q.v.) where eggs are fertilised internally and develop in the female until the end of the embryonic phase or later. There is no maternal foetal nutrient transfer (yolk provides food). There is some specialisation for… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Marine larval ecology — is the study of the factors influencing the dispersing larval stage exhibited by many marine invertebrates and fishes. Marine organisms with a larval stage usually release large numbers of larvae into the water column, where these larvae develop… … Wikipedia
mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… … Universalium
Abalone — For board game, see Abalone (board game). Abelone redirects here. For the wine grape that is also known as Abelone, see Chasselas. Abalone Living abalone in tank showing epipodium and tentacles, anterior end to the right … Wikipedia
