neurotroch

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noun

A neural ciliary band in trochophores

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Meanings

nounneurotroch (plural neurotrochs)

plural neurotrochs

  1. A neural ciliary band in trochophores

    After metamorphosis, neither the neurotroch nor the aTUB-LIR underlying the neurotroch is visible.

    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, volume 12, →DOI

Origin

From neuro- + -troch.

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neurotroch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurotroch

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Chicago

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