What is Trochophore?
[[Image:Haliotis asinina trochophore.jpg|thumb|9-hour-old trochophore of the marine gastropod ''Haliotis asinina'']] [[Image:Polyplacophora ontogeny.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Ontogeny of the [[Polyplacophora]]: First image shows the trochophore, second shows the stadium in metamorphosis, third is a juvenile]] A '''trochophore''' is a type of [[larva]] found in [[Ocean|marine]] [[plankton]]. It belongs to animals of several related [[phyla]], in the superphylum [[Lophotrochozoa]]. They have two or more bands of [[cilia]]. By moving their cilia rapidly, a water eddy is created. In this way they control the direction of their movement. Also, in this way they bring their food closer, to capture it more easily. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Invertebrates]] [[Category:Developmental biology]]