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A zoea, the first larval form of the blue crab. The zoea sheds 6 or 7 timesbefore entering the second larval form, known as a megalops. ( From Costlowand Bookhout) (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)
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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
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Historic Fisheries