Left to right: barnacle cyprid (1.7mm) from pump sample, light- and darkfield views of settled vent cyprids (850-900μm)
Left to right: barnacle cyprid (1.7mm) from pump sample, light- and darkfield views of settled vent cyprids (850-900μm)
| Size under dissecting microscope: various from ~600µm - >1mm Size under compound microscope: same |
| Morphology: We have found a variety of cyprids in our plankton samples, most (and perhaps all) non-vent. The only vent species at 9°N is Neolepas zevinae Newman, 1979; nothing is known about its larval life, but a few newly settled cyprids were recovered on our settlement blocks (Mullineaux et al., 2003) which presumably belong to this species. Several of these are pictured above (second and third photos). |
| Frequency: Pump EPR 1999-2000: Rare Pump EPR 2004: Occasional Trap EPR 2004-2005: Occasional |
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