Preferred Name |
larval stage |
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Synonyms |
larva stage larva veliger stage caterpillar stage metacestode naiad, nymph trochophore leptocephalus stage trochophore stage caterpillar nauplius stage glochidium stage maggot stage planula stage naiad, nymph stage ammocoete stage leptocephalus nymph stage wriggler stage bipinnaria stage ammocoete bipinnaria glochidium grub grub stage maggot nauplius nymph planula tornaria veliger wriggler zoea zoea stage |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000069 |
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database_cross_reference |
ZFS:0000048 BTO:0000915 EFO:0001303 OGES:000008 FBdv:00005336 Wikipedia:Larva BTO:0000954 MIAA:0000400 |
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has_exact_synonym |
larva stage |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
larva |
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hasNarrowSynonym |
veliger stage caterpillar stage metacestode naiad, nymph trochophore leptocephalus stage trochophore stage caterpillar nauplius stage glochidium stage maggot stage planula stage naiad, nymph stage ammocoete stage leptocephalus nymph stage wriggler stage bipinnaria stage ammocoete bipinnaria glochidium grub grub stage maggot nauplius nymph planula tornaria veliger wriggler zoea zoea stage |
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IAO_0000232 |
Uberon includes clade-specific subclasses, e.g. nematod larva |
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id |
UBERON:0000069 |
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immediately preceded by | ||
in_subset | ||
label |
larval stage |
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notation |
UBERON:0000069 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
larval stage |
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RO_0002161 | ||
simultaneous with | ||
textual definition |
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. |
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treeView | ||
UBPROP_0000008 |
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 |
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subClassOf |