The biology and life cycle of enigmatic crustacean y-larvae: A review

N Dreyer, J Olesen, MJ Grygier… - … and Marine Biology, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Resolution of recalcitrant nodes in the Tree of Life has been substantially eased recently by
increased worldwide sampling and advancements in sequencing technology. It has become …

Single-specimen systematics resolves the phylogeny and diversity conundrum of enigmatic crustacean y-larvae

N Dreyer, F Palero, MJ Grygier, BKK Chan… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Resolving the evolutionary history of organisms is a major goal in biology. Yet for some taxa
the diversity, phylogeny, and even adult stages remain unknown. The enigmatic crustacean …

Two new species of lecithotrophic nauplius y with remarkable labra from Okinawa, Japan, and a family-group name for y-larvae (Crustacea: Thecostraca: Facetotecta …

J Olesen, MJ Grygier - Species Diversity, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Two large (ca. 0.5 mm long), rare, and probably closely related species of Facetotecta (y-
larvae), Hansenocaris cristalabri sp. nov. and Hansenocaris aquila sp. nov., are described …

[HTML][HTML] Autofluorescence imaging of exuviae as a tool for studying slide preparations of micro-arthropods, exemplified by a museum collection of the enigmatic …

J Olesen, MJ Grygier, M Herranz - Zoomorphology, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, fluorescence microscopy has revitalized the study of invertebrate
comparative morphology. Here we explore the usefulness of combining confocal laser …

Taxonomic diversity of marine planktonic 'y-larvae'(Crustacea: Facetotecta) from a coral reef hotspot locality (Japan, Okinawa), with a key to y-nauplii

J Olesen, MJ Grygier - European journal of …, 2024 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Abstract The enigmatic 'y-larvae'(Thecostraca: Facetotecta) are microscopic marine
planktonic crustaceans that were discovered more than a century ago, yet to this day their …

Novel molecular resources for single-larva barcoding of enigmatic crustacean y-larvae

N Dreyer, F Palero, M Grygier, A Savchenko… - Authorea …, 2022 - authorea.com
The enigmatic “y-larvae”(Pancrustacea: Facetotecta) still have an incompletely understood
lifecycle, and their adult forms remain unknown despite their discovery more than 100 years …

Novel molecular resources for single-specimen barcoding of enigmatic crustacean y-larvae

N Dreyer, O Jørgen, MJ Grygier… - Invertebrate …, 2024 - BioOne
Despite discovery more than 100 years ago and documented global occurrence from
shallow waters to the deep sea, the life cycle of the enigmatic crustacean y-larvae …