ophiopluteus

Japanese: ophiopluteus
ophiopluteus

…However, some starfishes nurse their young for a period of time, or go directly to adulthood after viviparity. The larvae of sea urchins are called echinopluteus, those of brittle stars are called ophiopluteus, those of starfish are called bipinnaria, and those of sea cucumbers are called auricularia. They have a strong ability to regenerate, and starfishes can regenerate an entire arm from a single one if the central disc is still attached. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ophiopluteus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,ヒトデ類の中で,ある期間保育したり,胎生を経て直接成体になるものもある。ウニ類の幼生はエキノプルテウスechinopluteus,クモヒトデ類の幼生はオフィオプルテウスophiopluteus,ヒトデ類の幼生はビピンナリアbipinnaria,ナマコ類の幼生はアウリクラリアauriculariaと呼ばれている。再生力が強く,ヒトデ類では中央の盤がついていれば1本の腕から全体を再生することもできる。…

※「ophiopluteus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Ophioplocus japonicus (English spelling) Ophioplocusjaponicus

>>:  Ophiorrhiza japonica (English spelling) Ophiorrhiza japonica

Recommend

Arita Pottery Market - Arita Pottery Market

(Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefectu...

Bremsstrahlung - radiation

This is the electromagnetic wave emitted when a c...

Sounosuke Sato - Sounosuke Sato

Poet. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Studied at the...

Ozobranchus margoi (English spelling) Ozobranchusmargoi

… [Minoru Imajima]. … *Some of the terminology th...

Ginankai - Ginankai

...A literati painter of the Edo period. He is sa...

Tabata Narushi・Hatatana Narushi - Tabata Narushi

In the Edo period, the distinction between rice pa...

Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Loddiges) Engler

An evergreen herb of the Araceae family with pinna...

Berthold, AA (English spelling) BertholdAA

…However, the scientific basis for this therapy i...

Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay

The largest embayment on the Atlantic coast of the...

Spectrochemical series - spectrochemical series

A scale used in the study of the structure and st...

Souk

Czech composer and violinist. He studied under com...

Ashiyahama Seaside Town - Ashiyahama Seaside Town

...However, even today, the percentage of high-in...

Speke, JH (English spelling) SpekeJH

...D. Livingstone also played a pioneering role i...

Dog Box - Inubako

A pair of small boxes made in the shape of a lying...

Transfer of government business - Kangyō haraisage

The Meiji government operated many government-run ...