0 present participle of metamorphose --
1 to change into a completely different form or type: --
Some species spend considerable time searching for an ideal habitat before metamorphosing, but others may settle on the nearest suitable substrate.
At higher elevations the larvae may overwinter, develop, and grow for an extra season before metamorphosing.
Many freshwater species go further, with the veliger also remaining within the egg capsule, and only hatching after metamorphosing into the adult form.
They go through several larval stages before metamorphosing into postlarvae, at which stage they are 0.28- 0.39 long and resemble adults.
Tadpoles are 16 mm in length when metamorphosing.
Uncoupling of related structural changes in metamorphosing torrentdwelling tadpoles.
Fertilized eggs develop into free-swimming larvae that live in the water for around 90 days before settling and metamorphosing into juvenile seastars.
This allows some clutches to remain stationary to that habitat, or allowing them to swim to a new habitat before metamorphosing.
