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Cypris larva
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Cypris larva
Barnacles have larvae that resemble the larvae of copepods but after some time they undergo a metamorphosis and turn into this Cypris stage named after the Ostracod Cypris. Then they try to find a suitable surface to start their life as a sessile organism.
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