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The manca (plural: mancae) is the post-larval juvenile in some . The manca stage is the defining characteristic of a clade called Mancoida which comprises all the members of the Peracarida except the Amphipoda. Mancae closely resemble the adult form, but for the absence of the last pair of . In some Isopoda, specifically the family Gnathiidae, the manca stage is a parasite of fish, and is also known as the praniza.
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