The Oyster Life Cycle.⁠⁠ From Prestige Oysters

The Oyster Life Cycle.⁠⁠
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Oysters are rather stationary creatures.
Other than the slight movements of their shells to filter water, the only time an oyster freely moves about is during its first 3 weeks of life.
During this time, the oyster begins as an egg.
Once it is fertilized, it then becomes an embryo.
Once hair-like structures develop to allow the oyster to move, it is known as a trochophore.
It then enters the veliger stage, where it begins to form two separate shells, connected at the hinge.
At this point, the larval oyster begins to find a place to attach and grow.
Once it does this, it is known as a pediveliger.
When permanently attached, it is a spat.
It takes about 1-3 years for a spat to become an oyster.
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