Induced metamorphosis in crustacean y-larvae: Towards a solution to a 100-year-old riddle

• Published in: BMC Biology
• Main Authors: Grygier Mark J, Høeg Jens T, Glenner Henrik, Fujita Yoshihisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2008
• Subjects: Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; The ''Y''
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-6-21; https://doaj.org/article/546f5ef783e24ac38d4ed13401287837

Abstract Background The y-larva, a crustacean larval type first identified more than 100 years ago, has been found in marine plankton samples collected in the arctic, temperate and tropical regions of all oceans. The great species diversity found among y-larvae (we have identified more than 40 speci...