prototroch

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -troch.

Noun

prototroch (plural prototrochs)

1. A ciliary band in the larvae of trochophores
   • 2015 July 11, Néva P Meyer et al., “Nervous system development in lecithotrophic larval and juvenile stages of the annelid Capitella teleta”, in Frontiers in Zoology‎^[1], volume 12, →DOI:

     The neurites underlying the prototroch are lost after metamorphosis, suggesting that these neurons serve a larval function.

Derived terms

• prototrochal