Figure 4 | Heredity

Figure 4

From: The active evolutionary lives of echinoderm larvae

Figure 4

Diversity of asterinid starfish adults and developmental stages. From right to left; Patiriella regularis, the largest species has a feeding larva; Meridiastra calcar has a planktonic non-feeding larva; Parvulastra exigua has a benthic non-feeding larva and Parvulastra vivipara the smallest species has intra-gonadal reduced larvae and gives birth to juveniles.

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