prezoea

English

Alternative forms

• prezoaea

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^[1], →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.