A distinct juvenile stage many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva ]
Synonyms: larva stage
Term information
- MIAA:0000400
- BTO:0000954
- BTO:0000915
- Wikipedia:Larva
- EFO:0001303
- OGES:000008
- ZFS:0000048
efo_slim
grub
nymph stage
zoea stage
maggot stage
caterpillar
leptocephalus stage
trochophore
caterpillar stage
glochidium stage
glochidium
ammocoete stage
bipinnaria
planula stage
naiad, nymph
maggot
tornaria
grub stage
trochophore stage
veliger stage
bipinnaria stage
zoea
nauplius
wriggler stage
planula
wriggler
veliger
metacestode
ammocoete
naiad, nymph stage
leptocephalus
nymph
nauplius stage
It is a misunderstanding that the larval form always reflects the group's evolutionary history. It could be the case, but often the larval stage has evolved secondarily, as in insects. In these cases the larval form might differ more from the group's common origin than the adult form
Term relations
- life cycle stage
- in taxon some (not Amniota)
- immediately preceded by some embryo stage
- part of some post-embryonic stage
- simultaneous with some larval development