A planula is a free-swimming larva of a cnidarian. The only predictable difference is in mating behavior. The sexually reproducing species is likely to have more genetic diversity than the asexual species. The asexually reproducing species have smaller bodies than the sexually reproducing species. Mutations do not occur in asexually reproducing species.
Cells are generally in the size range of nanometers.
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