

| Phylum | Organism | Larva |
| Porifera | Sycon | Amphiblastula |
| Leucosolenia | Parenchymula (Stereogastrula) | |
| Higher sponges | Rhagon | |
| Cnidaria | Aurelia (Jelly fish) | Ephyra (Ephyrula), Planula, Hydratuba |
| Obelia, Sea anemone | Planula | |
| Anthozoa (E.g. Gemmaria) | Semper?s larva | |
| Ctenophora | | Cydipid larva |
| Platyhelminthes | Taenia (Tapeworm) | Bladder worm (Cysticercus), Hexacanth, Oncosphere |
| Fasciola (Liver fluke) | Cercaria, Miracidium, Metacercaria, Redia, Sporocyst | |
| Planocera (class Turbellaria) | Muller?s larva | |
| Nemathelminthes | Ancylostoma (Hookworm) | Filariform |
| Wuchereria (Filarial worm) | Microfilariae | |
| Ascaris (Round worm) | Juvenile, Rhabditiform | |
| Annelida | Neries (sand worm) | Trochophore |
| Polygordius | Loven?s larva | |
| Arthropoda | Squilla | Alima |
| Butterfly, Silk moth | Caterpillar (pupa is known as Chrysalis) | |
| Lepas (Ship Barnacle) | Nauplius, Cypris | |
| Hermit crab | Glaucothoe | |
| Beetles and Honeybee | Grub | |
| Housefly | Maggot | |
| Crab | Megalopa &Zoea | |
| Simplest crustacean larva | Nauplius | |
| Rock Lobster | Phyllosoma | |
| Lobsters | Schizopod or Mysis | |
| Mosquitoes | Wriggler | |
| Prawn | Nauplius, Metanauplius, Protozoea, zoea, Metazoea, Mysis | |
| Sacculina | Nauplius, Cypris, Kentrogen stage, Sacculina interna, Sacculina externa | |
| Limulus | Trilobite | |
| Ticks and mites | Hexapod larva | |
| Mayfly | Naiads | |
| Mollusca | Unio (Water mussel) | Glochidium |
| Amphineura (E.g. Chiton), Scaphopoda (E.g. Dentalium) and Gastropoda | Trochophore (Trochosphere, Telotrocha or Teleotrocha) | |
| Some gastropods | Veliger | |
| Echinodermata | Holothuria (Sea cucumber) | Auricularia |
| Asterias (starfish) | Bipinnaria & Brachioloaria | |
| Brittle star | Ophiopluteus | |
| Echinus | Echinopluteus | |
| Antedon | Doliolaria, Pentacrinus | |
| Hemichordata | Balanoglossus | Tornaria |
| Chordata | Petromyzone (Lamprey) | Ammocete |
| Herdmania, Ascidia | Ascidian Tadpole | |
| Amblystoma (Tiger salamander) | Axolotl | |
| Frog, Amphiuma | Tadpole | |
| Minor phylum Echiuroidea | | Trochophore |
| Minor phylum Sipunculoidea | | Trochophore |
| Minor phylum Bryozoa | | Trochophore |
| Minor phylum Polyzoa | | Trochophore |
| Minor phylum Ectoprocta | Bugula | Cyphonautes |
| Minor phylum Phoronida | Phoronis | Actinotrocha |
| Minor phylum Nemertina | Lineus | Pilidium larva |
| Mesozoa | Dicyamids | Infusoriform larva |