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- noun Any
freshwater ostracod of the family Cyprididae
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Examples
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In one day I have learned about the life history of acorn barnacles, that it can see in its early stages, that at its cyprid larval stage it sniffs out adult barnacles, then touches them, then attaches its small body next to adults.
Barnacle philosophy doyle 2009
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In one day I have learned about the life history of acorn barnacles, that it can see in its early stages, that at its cyprid larval stage it sniffs out adult barnacles, then touches them, then attaches its small body next to adults.
Archive 2009-03-01 doyle 2009
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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