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 …

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 …

Autofluorescence imaging of exuviae as a tool for studying slide preparations of micro-arthropods, exemplified by a museum collection of the enigmatic crustacean “y …

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 …

Abundance survey of crustacean “y-larvae”(Thecostraca: Facetotecta) over a fringing reef in Okinawa, Japan, with special reference to the two dominant planktotrophic …

J Olesen, MJ Grygier, F Palero, N Dreyer… - Marine Biodiversity, 2025‏ - Springer
Abstract Facetotecta, or “y-larvae”, are mysterious planktonic crustaceans that are known
only from their larval instars, but which are often assumed to be endoparasitic as adults …

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

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