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Zona vs Zoea - What's the difference?

zona | zoea |

As nouns the difference between zona and zoea

is that zona is a zone or band; a layer while zoëa is a peculiar larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. Also called the copepod stage.

zona

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Noun

  • A zone or band; a layer.
    • Related terms
    * zona pellucida * zona radiata * zona reticularis

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A species of silverside fish (Atheriniformes), , from Madagascar, also called red-tailed silverside.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    zoea

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * zoea * zoaea

    Noun

  • (zoology) A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. Also called the copepod stage.

    • Usage notes

    * In this stage the anterior part of the body is relatively large, and usually bears three or four long spines. The years are conspicuous, and the antennæ and jaws are long, fringed organs used in swimming. The thoracic legs are undeveloped or rudimentary, the abdomen long, slender, and often without appendages. The zoëa, after casting its shell, changes to a megalops. This was originally thought to be a distinct genus.

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