Open AccessLarval stages of Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsidae) reared under laboratory conditions
Author(s) -
Araceli RodríguezRomero,
J. Ignacio González-Gordillo,
José A. Cuesta
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of plankton research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1464-3774
pISSN - 0142-7873
DOI - 10.1093/plankt/14.6.867
Subject(s) - decapoda , larva , biology , crustacean , zoology , fishery , ecology
The complete larval development of the Eastern Atlantic grapsid crab, Brachynotus atlanticus, was obtained in the laboratory. Five zoeal stages, the megalopa and the first crab stage are described and illustrated. Under laboratory conditions at 23°C the first crab appeared on the 25th day. This is the first species of the genus for which the complete larval development is known. Larval features are compared with those of other members of the subfamily Varuninae
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