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nauplius (plural
nauplii) is the first
larva of animals classified as
crustaceans (subphylum of
Arthropoda). It consists of a head and a
telson; the
thorax and
abdomen, characteristic of adult crustaceans, have not developed yet. A prominent characteristic of nauplii is that they've only one compound eye, which will divide in two in later stages. Nauplii have three pairs of cephalic
appendages with which they swim; in the adult these become the
antennules, the
antennae, and the
mandibles. The name
nauplii properly refers to crustacean larvae that use appendages that stem from the head (antennules and antennae) as their mains means of swimming.
The naupliar stage is the defining link among
crustaceans, as they all pass through this larval stage. Some are nauplii as part of their embryonic development (as is the case for the
American lobster), or as the first swimming larvae that hatches out of the egg (as in the case for most common
shrimp). Nauplii larvae don't feed, but utilize their internal yolk reserves from the egg for energy. Nauplii of marine crustaceans are important components of
zooplankton, providing food for many marine organisms.
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