The complete larval development of a slipper lobster, Ibacus novemdentatus, from newly hatched phyllosomas to juveniles fed only jellyfish, was successfully achieved. Most larvae passed through 6 phyllosomal and 1 nisto stages. The phyllosomal duration

Bottom-trawl data collected by the RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen off Mozambique (in 1990, 2007 and 2018) and off eastern South Africa (in 2018) were analysed to investigate the distribution, abundance and size composition of the smooth fan lobster Ibacus novemdentatus

The phyllosoma, a larva of spiny and slipper lobsters, has an exceptionally flat body and long appendages. It is known to associate with several species of cnidarian jellyfish, a behavior that is not rare in crustaceans. Indeed, phyllosomas clinging onto