MEPS 541:65-73 Supplementary Material
S. Bashevkin, D. Lee, P. Driver, E. Carrington, S. George
Prior exposure to low salinity affects the vertical distribution of Pisaster ochraceus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) larvae in haloclines
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Swimming by advanced stage Pisaster ochraceus brachiolaria larvae. The video shows all five pairs of larval arms and the 3 brachiolaria arms characteristic of the XVIII stage. The longest of the 5 arms, the posterolateral arms are shown moving anteriorly and posteriorly. Brachiolariae are also shown rotating with the aid of the posterolateral arms. These arms are moving mainly synchronously but sometimes asynchronously.
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