cryptoniscus

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cryptoniscus (noun; Greek kryptos, hidden; oniskos, sowbug): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) An intermediate, planktonic larval stage of epicaridean isopods with pereopods modified as holdfasts, that is seeking a permanent host; stage after epicaridium.