Larval development of the hermit crab Pagurus alatus Fabricius, reared in the laboratory (Decapoda, Paguridae)
Bookhout, C.G. (1972). Larval development of the hermit crab Pagurus alatus Fabricius, reared in the laboratory (Decapoda, Paguridae). Crustaceana 22(3): 215-238
In: Crustaceana. Brill Academic Publishers: Leiden; Köln; New York; Boston. ISSN 0011-216X; e-ISSN 1568-5403, more
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| Keywords |
Biological development > Larval development
Life history
Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Ovigerous female P.alatus were collected in the Bay of Naples and larvae reared in the laboratory from hatching to the 1st crab stage, at a temp of 18 °C and a salinity of 35ppt. The 4 zoeal stages and glaucothoe are described and illustrated. The mean duration of each stage was 7.6, 5.6, 6.5, 9.3 and 11.6 days respectively. The larval stages are compared with those of P.marshi, P.exilis, and P.kulkarnii. |
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