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Crab (the zoèa larva)

Infraorder: Brachyura

Photo by galea.lara
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Field Notes

Description:

One of the larval stages of a crab

Habitat:

Seawater-planktonic

Notes:

Viewed under a magnification of x100 under a light microscope at the University of Malta

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
galea.lara
Part of my university course was to go out on a vessel and collect plankton. This was one of many species we came across and identified in our samples. :)
staccyh
Very cool! How did you come across this specimen?
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2013

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