WormMine: LifeStage WBls:0000053

• Definition: The stage when an animal shifts from L2d larva to L3 larva. It includes the synthesis of new cuticle, cease of phrayngeal pumping during a lethargus stage, and the shed off of old cuticle.
• Primary Identifier: WBls:0000053
• Public Name: L2d-L3 molt Ce

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Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	A special second stage larva with altered physiology and developmental potential that leads to formation of dauer larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 25.5-32.5 hours after fertilization, 11.5-18.5 hours after hatch.		L2d larva Ce	WBls:0000046
	C. elegans life stage that occurs during a larval molt		C. elegans life stage occurring during larval molt	WBls:0000824

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2 Sub Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The stage during L2d-L3 molt when an animal becomes lethargic, ceases pharyngeal pumping and synthesizes new cuticle under the old.		L2d-L3 lethargus Ce	WBls:0000054
	The stage during L2d-L3 molt, after the brief lethargus period, when an animal sheds off old cuticle.		L2d-L3 ecdysis Ce	WBls:0000055