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Phylum
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Organism
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Larva
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Porifera
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Sycon
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Amphiblastula
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Leucosolenia
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Parenchymula (Stereogastrula)
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Higher sponges
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Rhagon
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Cnidaria
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Aurelia (Jelly fish)
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Ephyra (Ephyrula), Planula, Hydratuba
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Obelia, Sea anemone
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Planula
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Anthozoa (E.g. Gemmaria)
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Semper’s larva
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Ctenophora
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Cydipid larva
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Platyhelminthes
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Taenia (Tapeworm)
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Bladder worm
(Cysticercus), Hexacanth, Oncosphere
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Fasciola (Liver fluke)
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Cercaria, Miracidium, Metacercaria, Redia, Sporocyst
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|
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Planocera (class Turbellaria)
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Muller’s larva
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Nemathelminthes
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Ancylostoma (Hookworm)
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Filariform
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Wuchereria (Filarial worm)
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Microfilariae
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Ascaris (Round worm)
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Juvenile, Rhabditiform
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Annelida
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Neries (sand worm)
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Trochophore
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Polygordius
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Loven’s larva
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|
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Arthropoda
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Squilla
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Alima
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Butterfly, Silk moth
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Caterpillar (pupa is known as Chrysalis)
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Lepas (Ship Barnacle)
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Nauplius, Cypris
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Hermit crab
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Glaucothoe
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Beetles and Honeybee
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Grub
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|
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Housefly
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Maggot
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|
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Crab
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Megalopa &Zoea
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Simplest crustacean larva
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Nauplius
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Rock Lobster
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Phyllosoma
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|
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Lobsters
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Schizopod or Mysis
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|
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Mosquitoes
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Wriggler
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|
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Prawn
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Nauplius, Metanauplius, Protozoea, zoea, Metazoea, Mysis
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|
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Sacculina
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Nauplius, Cypris, Kentrogen stage, Sacculina interna,
Sacculina externa
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|
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Limulus
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Trilobite
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|
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Ticks and mites
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Hexapod larva
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|
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Mayfly
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Naiads
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Mollusca
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Unio (Water mussel)
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Glochidium
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Amphineura (E.g. Chiton), Scaphopoda (E.g. Dentalium) and
Gastropoda
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Trochophore (Trochosphere, Telotrocha or Teleotrocha)
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Some gastropods
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Veliger
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Echinodermata
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Holothuria (Sea cucumber)
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Auricularia
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Asterias (starfish)
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Bipinnaria & Brachioloaria
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Brittle star
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Ophiopluteus
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Echinus
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Echinopluteus
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Antedon
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Doliolaria, Pentacrinus
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Hemichordata
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Balanoglossus
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Tornaria
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Chordata
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Petromyzone (Lamprey)
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Ammocete
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Herdmania, Ascidia
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Ascidian Tadpole
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Amblystoma (Tiger salamander)
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Axolotl
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Frog, Amphiuma
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Tadpole
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Minor phylum Echiuroidea
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Trochophore
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Minor phylum Sipunculoidea
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Trochophore
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Minor phylum Bryozoa
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Trochophore
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Minor phylum Polyzoa
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Trochophore
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Minor phylum Ectoprocta
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Bugula
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Cyphonautes
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Minor phylum Phoronida
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Phoronis
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Actinotrocha
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Minor phylum Nemertina
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Lineus
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Pilidium larva
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Mesozoa
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Dicyamids
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Infusoriform larva
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Larval forms of all phyla together. You can get almost all larval forms as a list in a pdf file. It will be helpful to Students and Teachers also. By Md. Alimul Islam from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. List of Larval forms of different animals
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