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2014-04-17T21:43:37.000Z
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Video Title:
larvae of Sponges, Cnidaria, and Ctenophores from Bocas del Toro
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This video shows some of the larvae participants in the Larval Biology workshop collected from the waters around Bocas del Toro. This focuses on larvae of sponges, sea anemones and zooanthids, with some other cnidaria and ctenophores. Most marine invertebrates have a planktonic larval stage that is very different from the familiar adult form. For some species we still do not know what the larval form looks like. We are trying to use DNA data to match adults to their larvae.