Definition of nauplius in English:
nauplius
nounPlural nauplii ˈnɔːplɪəsˈnôplēəs
Zoology The first larval stage of many crustaceans, having an unsegmented body and a single eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- This emphasizes the importance of yolk biosynthesis for the success of the developing nauplii.
- At hatch, the emerging nauplius is usually confronted with very high salinities.
- Most metamorphosing malacostracans have a nauplius larva, but in many species eggs hatch into zoea larvae.
- The externa is immature until a male nauplii settles on it and fuses with it.
- Some crustaceans hatch young that are like miniature adults; others go through a larval stage called a nauplius.
- Crustacea are characterized by two pairs of antennae, three pairs of mouthparts, and a special type of larvae called the nauplius
- Guppies were fed ad libitum flake food three times daily, supplemented with live brine shrimp nauplii.
- The nauplius basically walks through the water, pushing itself off against the viscous medium which starts to rotate.
- The shape of the body differs considerably between nauplii and copepodids.
- Embryos are brooded in the mother's carapace and hatch out as miniature Daphnia, rather than as nauplii.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin, denoting a kind of shellfish, or from the Greek name Nauplios, the son of Poseidon.