- vermigon
- A motile, multicellular, vermiform larval stage injected by a kentrogon larva into the host. (Syn. vermiform instar) [Brusca and Brusca, 2002].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
rootlet — Long, branching hollow processes of vermigon larvae that penetrate the host s body and draw nutrients from the hemocoel [Brusca and Brusca, 2002] … Crustacea glossary
stylet — See: caudal ramus [Martin, 2005]. Hollow cuticular structure of the kentrogon larva used for injecting a motile, multicellular, vermiform larval stage (called the vermigon or vermiform instar) into the host [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. See: caudal… … Crustacea glossary
vermiform instar — See: vermigon [Brusca and Brusca, 2002] … Crustacea glossary