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calyptopis

calyptopis noun: the phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.

Noun

calyptopis (uncountable)

  1. The phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.
    • Euphausiaceans go through a number of phases during their development: a nauplius (= ortho-nauplius) phase, a metanauplius ‘phase’, a calyptopis phase, and a furcilia phase, each of which may contain more than one larval stage, but with a relatively constant morphology within each phase.2015 December 19, “Naupliar and Metanaupliar Development of Thysanoessa raschii (Malacostraca, Euphausiacea) from Godthåbsfjord, Greenland, with a Reinstatement of the Ancestral Status of the...

Questions about calyptopis

What does calyptopis mean?
Calyptopis means the phase of larval development characterized by compound eyes beneath the carapace.
What part of speech is calyptopis?
Calyptopis is a noun.

Words near calyptopis in the dictionary

  1. calypteras
  2. calypterate
  3. calypters
  4. calyptope
  5. calyptopes
  6. calyptopis
  7. calyptostase
  8. calyptostases
  9. calyptostasies
  10. calyptostasy
  11. calyptostatic

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