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- stages, eventually developing into shrimp-like animals called megalopae. The megalopae gather near the s**** for 1–2 days before changing into young crabs...
- Just like these species, after settlement, terrestrial hermit crabs megalopae recognize and co-opt gastropods s****, before migrating into the land...
- zoeal stage, larvae molt into megalopae. This larval form has small claws called chelipeds for grasping prey items. Megalopae selectively migrate upward...
- Weber & C. E. Epifanio (1996). "Response of mud crab (Panopeus herbstii) megalopae to cues from adult habitat". Marine Biology. 126 (4): 655–661. doi:10...
- thoracic appendages for swimming and a large dorsal spine. The post-larva or Megalopae, also found exclusively in the Malacostraca, is characterised by the use...
- 19january2017snapshot.epa.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-31. "Settlement of brachyuran megalopae in Delaware Bay : an analysis of time series data | WorldCat.org". www...
- and a final megalopal stage. The zoeal stages last up to 130 days. The megalopae settle out onto sandy beaches where they moult and develop into juveniles...
- zooplankton, as well as later, more developed stages of fish larvae and crab megalopae, as these animals are better selected to evade capture. C. mosaicus can...
- longest-recorded crab developmental pathways. On its way to entering the megalopae, post-larval stage, the larvae undergoes exponential growth rates becoming...
- billfish, squid such as lycoteuthids and ommastrephids, and possibly crab megalopae. They likely use their long tails to stun their prey prior to capture...