Cypris larva Helgoland 2019

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Technische Universität Braunschweig

Larink, Otto

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Title

Cypris larva Helgoland 2019

Title of Series

Marine plankton Helgoland

Number of Parts

170

Author

Larink, Otto

License

CC Attribution 3.0 Germany:
You are free to use, adapt and copy, distribute and transmit the work or content in adapted or unchanged form for any legal purpose as long as the work is attributed to the author in the manner specified by the author or licensor.

Identifiers

10.5446/55481 (DOI)

Publisher

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Release Date

2021

Language

Silent film

Producer

Larink, Otto

Production Year

2019

Production Place

Helgoland

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Subject Area

Life Sciences

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Abstract

Cypris larva (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica, Balanomorpha, Balanidae), length 560 µm, Helgoland 06.2019. 0:27 min. The primary larva of Cirripedia is the nauplius larva. During the sixth moult the completely different cypris larva is formed. The body is enclosed between laterally shells, with one pair of antennae and six pairs of thoracopods. There is a nauplius eye and a pair of complex eyes. The cypris settles at the ground. Video can be used for teaching.

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