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Western Atlantic spiny lobster larvae

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The Western Atlantic spiny lobster has three distinctive life stages with separate ecologies and behaviors. It spends 9-12 months as planktonic (phyllosomes) larvae before settling in shallow seagrass habitats. This spiny lobster larvae is less than 1 inch in size. Learn more about Western Atlantic spiny lobsters.