A larval stage of molluscs, the veliger has two flap-like wings with a band of hairs (cilia) – the velum – around the outer edge. When swimming the hairs beat in rhythm and appear like a system of rotating wheels with spikes around the edges
A larval stage of molluscs, the veliger has two flap-like wings with a band of hairs (cilia) – the velum – around the outer edge. When swimming the hairs beat in rhythm and appear like a system of rotating wheels with spikes around the edges