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{{Concept
|label=megalopa stage
|definition=1. Larvae of Malacostraca with [[functional]] pleopods; also referred to as [[glaucothoe]]. 

2. First [[postlarval stage]] in [[development]] of Eucarida, not present in other [[crustaceans]]. 

3. Originally applied to Brachyura larvae with large stalked eyes and [[functional]] pleopods.
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{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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