| Identifier |
PrefLabel |
Definition |
Date |
| S1115 |
N1-6DEPRECATED |
This code is equivalent to S1130 and has been deprecated. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1116 |
adult |
An animal that has reached sexual maturity |
2010-02-09 |
| S1168 |
aulophora larvae |
Organisms from the planktonic larval stage of the burrowing polychaete from the genus Lanice. |
2017-06-17 |
| S1166 |
auricularia |
The first stage of larval development of holothurians (sea cucumbers). |
2017-01-24 |
| S1117 |
auxospores |
An enlarged cell in diatoms which restores cell size following a series of divisions. |
2006-03-29 |
| S1164 |
blastozooids |
Individual organisms produced as the result of asexual reproduction such as budding |
2011-08-01 |
| S1118 |
calyptopis |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1178 |
cercaria |
A free-swimming larval stage of trematodes (also known as parasitic flatworms or flukes) during which the parasitic fluke typically passes from an intermediate host (often a snail) to another intermediate host or to the final vertebrate host. Cercaria can develop from the sporocyst stage or from the redial stage of the trematode depending on species. |
2019-08-23 |
| S1175 |
cercaria purpurea |
The larval stage of the trematode Parorchis acanthus (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158687), a parasitic castrator of the common periwinkle Littorina littorea (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140262). Trematoda is a clade within the phylum Platyhelminthes. It includes two groups of parasitic flatworms, known as flukes. They are internal parasites of molluscs and vertebrates. |
2019-08-23 |
| S1182 |
chalimus |
The life stages of parasitic copepod species marked by their secure attachment to a host by a frontal filament. The chalimus stages follow the free-swimming copepodid stage and precede the sub-adult stages where the organism is capable of detaching from its filament to move across the surface of its host. |
2021-01-12 |
| S115 |
copepodites |
All sub-stages of the second development stage of copepoda crustaceans following the nauplii stage (N1 to N6) and before reaching the adult stage (sometimes also labelled C6 or CVI). |
2017-07-30 |
| S111 |
copepodites C1 |
The first sub-stage of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S112 |
copepodites C1-C2 |
Grouping of the first 2 sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S113 |
copepodites C1-C3 |
Grouping of the first 3 sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S114 |
copepodites C1-C4 |
Grouping of the first, second, third and fourth sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S117 |
copepodites C2 |
The second sub-stage of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S118 |
copepodites C3 |
The third sub-stage of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S119 |
copepodites C3-C4 |
Grouping of the third and fourth sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1110 |
copepodites C4 |
The fourth sub-stage of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1111 |
copepodites C4-C5 |
Grouping of the fourth and fifth sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1163 |
copepodites C4-C5 plus adults |
Grouping of the last 2 sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class plus the adult stage. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1112 |
copepodites C5 |
The fifth and last sub-stage of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1114 |
copepodites C5 plus adults |
Grouping of the fifth and last sub-stages of the copepodite development stage of the crustacean copepoda sub-class plus the adult form (sometimes also labelled C6 or CVI). |
2017-07-30 |
| S116 |
copepodites plus adults |
All sub-stages of the second (copepodite) development stage of copepoda crustaceans combined with the adult stage (sometimes also labelled C6 or CVI). |
2017-07-30 |
| S1119 |
cyphonautes |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1120 |
cypris |
The final larval stage of crustacean cirripedes or barnacles (infraclass Cirripedia) following the naupliar phase and prior to the sessile adult phase. |
2017-01-24 |
| S1121 |
cysts |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1122 |
eggs |
Spherical or ellipsoidal bodies produced by the female of certain animals (e.g. fishes, birds, reptiles). |
2017-06-19 |
| S1179 |
ephyra |
A free-swimming precursor stage of the adult medusa stage, ephyrae (or ephyrulae) are small medusae ("medusoid heads") that separate from the polyp by budding in a process known as strobilation before metamorphosing into scyphomedusae, the life stage of the adult medusa typically identified as jellyfish. Strobils can sometimes become scyphomedusae without passing through the ephyra stage. |
2019-08-29 |
| S1181 |
epitoke |
A life stage of aquatic polychaete worms whose life cycle include a process known as "epitoky". Epitoky is the metamorphosis of a sexually immature worm (the atoke) into a sexually mature form (the epitoke) adapted for a brief free-swimming near-surface phase. |
2019-11-25 |
| S1123 |
furcilia |
Fourth free-swimming planktonic larval stage of euphausiaceans with stalked eyes and the general body form of the adult. |
2010-06-21 |
| S1156 |
gamete |
A reproductive cell (male or female) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes |
2008-10-16 |
| S1124 |
heterococcolithophorid |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1125 |
holococcolithophorid |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1126 |
hydromedusae |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1171 |
immature |
This term may have subtle variations in its definition depending on the type of organism it relates to. In a general sense, it applies to organisms that are at the last stage of their juvenile development prior to a fully mature adult stage, ie when an organism looks like an adult but its reproductive organs
have not yet reached maturity. |
2018-05-03 |
| S1152 |
indeterminate |
Development stage could not be reliably determined |
2006-02-17 |
| S1127 |
juvenile |
An animal that has not yet reached sexual maturity |
2010-02-09 |
| S1145 |
juvenile+adult |
Juveniles and adults have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1147 |
juvenile+furcilia |
Juveniles and furcilia have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1150 |
juvenile+sub-adult |
Juveniles and sub-adults have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1128 |
larvae |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1129 |
medusae |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1167 |
megalopae |
Organisms at the final larval development stage of decapod crustaceans (e.g. crabs) following the zoea and preceding the adult stage. |
2017-06-17 |
| S1176 |
metacercaria |
A resting late larval stage of the digenetic trematodes (digeneans) with a three-host life cycle. It is a tailless stage which develops in the intermediate host either encysted in a cyst or encapsulated in a layer of host tissue. This is usually the form which is infective to the definitive host when it ingests the infected intermediate host. |
2019-08-23 |
| S1169 |
metanauplii |
Organisms from an early larval stage of some crustaceans such as krill. |
2017-06-21 |
| S1161 |
mysis |
Free-swimming planktonic larval forms of decapod crustaceans (especially shrimps) with three recognised development sub-stages. First sub-stage produced from protozoeae by moulting. |
2010-06-21 |
| S1130 |
nauplii |
All sub-stages of the first development stage of crustaceans after hatching. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1140 |
nauplii N1 |
The first sub-stage of the first development stage (nauplius) of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1154 |
nauplii N1-N3 |
Grouping of the first 3 sub-stages of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1141 |
nauplii N2 |
The second sub-stage of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1142 |
nauplii N3 |
The third sub-stage of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1143 |
nauplii N4 |
The fourth sub-stage of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1155 |
nauplii N4-N6 |
Grouping of the last 3 sub-stages of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1144 |
nauplii N5 |
The fifth sub-stage of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1146 |
nauplii N6 |
The sixth and last sub-stage of the nauplius larval development stage of crustaceans. |
2017-07-30 |
| S1172 |
newborn |
A newly born vertebrate (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals). The term 'hatchling' is used for newborn emerged from an egg. |
2018-12-11 |
| S1131 |
not specified |
No information on development stage has been provided. |
2006-03-29 |
| S1165 |
oozoids |
Individual organisms representing the asexual life form of Thaliassae (e.g. salps) and some Cnidaria; they are issued from eggs produced by sexual reproduction of blastozooids
and bud asexually to produce many new sexually reproducing blastozoids. |
2017-01-05 |
| S1132 |
planula |
The free-swimming, flattened, ciliated, bilaterally symmetrical larva of a hydrozoan cnidarian |
2006-03-29 |
| S1162 |
pluteus larvae |
Free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical, ciliated developmental stage of some echinoderms, such as sea urchins and brittlestars |
2010-12-04 |
| S1153 |
post-auxospore |
Cell in diatoms which has restored its size by a series of divisions or is in the process of dividing following the enlarged auxospore stage. |
2006-03-29 |
| S1159 |
post-weaned pup |
A juvenile pinniped that is less than one year old and is nutritionally independent and no longer ingesting milk produced by an adult female.. |
2010-03-05 |
| S1133 |
postlarvae |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1151 |
postlarvae+juvenile |
Postlarvae and juveniles have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1149 |
postlarvae+sub-adult |
Postlarvae and sub-adults have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1158 |
pre-weaned pup |
A juvenile pinniped that is less than one year old and is ingesting milk produced by an adult female. |
2010-03-05 |
| S1160 |
protozoeae |
Free-swimming planktonic larval forms of decapod crustaceans with three recognised development sub-stages (Dall et al., 1990). |
2010-06-21 |
| S1157 |
pup |
A juvenile pinniped that is less than one year old |
2010-02-09 |
| S1180 |
pupa |
An organism at the pupal stage. A life stage of some insects undergoing a complete metamorphosis between immature (larva) and mature (adult or imago) stages. |
2019-11-15 |
| S1134 |
resting spores |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1174 |
scyphistoma |
The fixed segmented polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation). |
2019-08-23 |
| S1173 |
smolt |
A young salmon or sea-going trout that is at the stage of development when it assumes a silvery color and is physiologically ready to migrate to the sea. |
2019-07-16 |
| S1170 |
spat |
Shellfish larvae of the Bivalvia class (e.g. oysters, mussels, scallops) that have settled on a substrate following the end of their planktonic life stage (plural form may be spat or spats). |
2018-03-26 |
| S1135 |
spores |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1177 |
sporocyst |
A term used for a development stage in the lifecycle of Apicomplexa parasites and trematode flatworm parasites (flukes). In the trematodes lifecycle it is an elongated sac-like structure that is formed in the initial stage of infection of an intermediate host (typically a snail). It develops from a miracidium and evolve into a redia. |
2019-08-23 |
| S120 |
sub-adult |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1148 |
sub-adult+adult |
Sub-adults and adults have either been grouped together or cannot be reliably distinguished. |
2006-02-17 |
| S1136 |
vegetative cell |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1137 |
zoeae |
Free-swimming planktonic larval form of decapod crustaceans (especially crabs) with a relatively large cephalothorax, conspicuous eyes, and fringed antennae and mouthparts. |
2010-06-21 |
| S1138 |
zooids |
|
2006-02-17 |
| S1139 |
zoospores |
|
2006-02-17 |
