A slipper lobster, a close relative of smooth fan lobsters. (Credit: Peter Koelbl/Wikimedia Commons) Life as a young smooth fan lobster is pretty easy. As a phyllosoma, another word for lobster larvae ...

Crustaceana, Vol. 79, No. 6 (Jun., 2006), pp. 745-764 (20 pages) Nucleotide sequence analysis of the mitochondrial COI gene was performed to identify mid-to final stage phyllosoma larvae of spiny ...

During the phyllosoma phase of life, this tiny little spiny lobster will go through multiple larval changes – up to 12 different stages of growth and live a planktonic life for up to a year. When ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show how ...

"Phyllosoma larvae of the Western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus). A team of researchers are examining the distribution, abundance, and diet of these larvae off the coast of WA." Photo credit: Lynnath ...

Phyllosoma, the first larval stage of western rock lobsters, spend up to 11 months floating in currents off the West Australian coastline, according to research by the University of Western Australia, ...