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Developmental stages of Tubastraea coccinea in the water column: from larvae undergoing metamorphosis, before settlement. Morphological aspects of larva undergoing metamorphosis before settlement, in half of the body, either the (a) aboral or (b–d) oral side; (e) near metamorphosis; (f) metamorphosed; (g–h) recruits. Arrows indicate the following: op—oral pore; as—aboral side; mo—mouth; me—mesentery; te—tentacle; se—calcareous septa; and sk—skeleton. Scale bars represent 0.5 mm
