Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
postlarval stage — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) A developmental stage after completion of the megalopal or equivalent metamorphosis, differentiated by appearance of adult characters … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mancoid stage — Postlarval leptostracan that differs from adult in having rudimentary 4th pleopod [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Phyllocarida): Postlarval stage with rudimentary 4th pleopod [McLaughlin, 1980] … Crustacea glossary
tholichthys stage — postlarval stage of Chaetodontidae and Scatophagidae characterised by large bony plates extending onto the body from the head which is itself encased in bony armour and often by silvery colour. The tholichthys plates are lost during the juvenile… … Dictionary of ichthyology
parva stage — First postlarval stage in development of caridean decapods [McLaughlin, 1980]. First postlarval stage in ontogeny of Caridea [Moore and McCormick, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
manca stage — A post embryonic stage in development; manca II leaves the marsupium [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. (Order Leptostraca): Postlarval stage at which leptostracans hatch. Well developed, differing from adult in having rudimentary fourth pleopod pair.… … Crustacea glossary
mancoid stage — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) Postlarval stage in Leptostraca, with rudimentary 4th pleopod … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
megalopa stage — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) 1. Larvae of Malacostraca with functional pleopods; also referred to as glaucothoe. 2. First postlarval stage in development of Eucarida, not present in other crustaceans. 3. Originally applied to Brachyura larvae with… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
parva stage — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda Caridea, the first postlarval stage … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acanthostedion — postlarval stage of the Peristediidae characterized by long parietal spines and development of rostral exsertions … Dictionary of ichthyology
acronurus — postlarval stage of Acanthuridae … Dictionary of ichthyology
