planuloid
/ˈplænjʊlɔɪd/
adjective
- Resembling or having the form of a planula (the free-swimming larva of certain animals like jellyfish).
- Marine biologists studied the planuloid larvae drifting in the current.
- The planuloid shape of the organism was visible under the microscope.
- The fossil had a planuloid appearance, suggesting it was an early life stage.