prezoea

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English

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Etymology

From pre- +‎ zoea.

Noun

prezoea (plural prezoeae)

  1. The precursor stage of a zoea
    • 2015 December 29, “Morphology of First Zoeal Stage of Four Genera of Alvinocaridid Shrimps from Hydrothermal Vents and Cold Seeps: Implications for Ecology, Larval Biology and Phylogeny”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The absence of a cover layer over the appendices and telson confirms that larvae analyzed here are at first zoeal stage instead of a prezoea stage [50 ,51 ] that could occur just after hatching.