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Kōrero: Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans

Phyllosoma larvae

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Phyllosoma larvae

Crayfish larvae are transparent leaf-like creatures known as phyllosomas. They remain in this form for one to two years, floating about in ocean waters far from the coast.

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Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans – Rock lobsters, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8236/phyllosoma-larvae (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.