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2014-04-18T19:10:10.000Z
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Video Title:
Flatworm and Ribbon Worm Larvae
Description:
Photographs of flatworm and ribbon worm larvae collected from the waters around Bocas del Toro. 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. Here you can see some flatworm larvae that look at lot like the adults and some ribbon worm larvae that look nothing like a worm. Our workshop on Larval Biology in 2013 included participants from around the world. We tried to photograph and catalog the larvae we found.