With reference to crustaceans, a clearly defined series of activities that precede, include and follows shedding of the shell (ecdysis). Among these activities are limb regeneration, decalcification of the old shell, laying down of the new shell, and hardening of the new shell [Bliss, 1982].
(Subclass Copepoda):
The transition from one developmental stage to the next [Ferrari and Dahms, in press].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.