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Puerulus
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Puerulus

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. The larvae of crustaceans often bear little resemblance to the adult, and there are still cases where it is not known what larvae will grow into what adults. This is especially true of...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Puerulus sewelli

speciesPuerulus sewelli

banded whip lobster

speciesPuerulus angulatus

Puerulus carinatus

speciesPuerulus carinatus

Puerulus velutinus

speciesPuerulus velutinus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91581.