Larval Crab #1
by Danté Fenolio
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Larval Crab #1
Artist
Danté Fenolio
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Photograph - Photograph
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The zooplankton community in the surface waters of the ocean contain larvae and juveniles of countless species, crabs are among them. Adult crabs are easily recognizable to most people. They are also associated with living on the sea floor or in the intertidal zone. Larval marine crabs typically spend their juvenile lives afloat in the world's ocean currents. There they pass through several developmental stages before metamorphosing into an adult animal. The spiny crab zoea ultimately changes into a crab megalops. Zooplankton serve as important food resources to countless species of fish and marine invertebrates. This individual photographed in the Gulf of Mexico, 2011.
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June 12th, 2013
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