Animal Kingdom Question 958
Question: Sponges free swimming larva is called as
[EAMCET 1998; CPMT 2000]
Options:
A) Veliger
B) Trochophore
C) Parenchymula
D) Bipinnaria
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Sponges are stationary animals. Development is indirect involving a free swimming larva either amphiblastula or parenchymula, for dispersal.
So, the correct answer is ‘Parenchymula’