Crustacean larva
CRUSTACEAN LARVAL AND IMMATURE STAGES BETWEEN HATCHING AND ADULT FORM
Nauplius (larva); Zoea; Zoeae; Zoaea; Calyptopsis; Furcilia; Puerulus; Copepodid; Glaucothoe; Post-larva; Postlarvae; Megalopa; Postlarva; Zoëa; Naupliar eye; Crustacean larvae; Chalimus; Chalimi; Zoea (larva); Decapod larva
Crustaceans may pass through a number of larval and immature stages between hatching from their eggs and reaching their adult form. Each of the stages is separated by a moult, in which the hard exoskeleton is shed to allow the animal to grow.