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 ...

THE Ise ebi spiny lobster is the epitome of luxury food from the seas surrounding Japan. In Mie Prefecture, a famous production centre of this "champion of the seashore", efforts are being made to ...

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, ...