Cypris larva - Cypris fairy

Japanese: キプリス幼生 - きぷりすようせい
Cypris larva - Cypris fairy

...The ovaries are located on the stalk, and the eggs are fertilized in the mantle cavity. The nauplii hatch and live a planktonic life, molting several times, becoming metanauplii and then cypris larvae. At the end of their planktonic life, the cypris finds a suitable base for attachment, releases adhesive substances from the cement gland at the base of the first antenna, attaches, molts, and takes on an adult form before moving on to a sessile life.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cypris larvae" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…卵巣は柄部にあり,卵は外套腔で受精する。ノープリウス幼生がかえり,浮遊生活を送りながら何回か脱皮し,メタノープリウスを経てキプリス幼生となる。キプリスは浮遊生活の終りに,固着に適した基盤を見つけ,第1触角基部にあるセメント腺から付着物質を出して付着,脱皮して成体の形となり固着生活に移る。…

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