Definitions

Cryptoniscus

• Planktonic larval stage of epicaridean isopod with pereopods modified as holdfasts. Stage at which larva seeks a permanent host. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Third of three larval stages (epicaridium, microniscus, cryptoniscus) in certain parasitic isopods. Free-living, more elongate, and characterized by seven pairs of grasping pereopods. Swims by means of antennae pleopods and attaches to final host. [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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