| Image ID: | 29449 |
| Common Name: | Lobster phyllosoma larva |
| Scientific Name: | Not available |
| Description: | The phyllosoma larva of a palinuran lobster. These larvae are nearly completely flat – phyllosoma means leaf body, and they live in the open ocean for 1-2 years, feeding mainly on gelatinous zooplankton. |
| Location: | Tropical Pacific, open ocean |
| Keywords: | Phyllosoma, lobster larva, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Palinura, transparent, flat, plankton |
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