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Abbreviated development of a non‐marine crab, Sesarma (Geosesarma) perracae (Brachyura; Grapsidae), from Singapore
Author(s) -
Lam Soh Cheng
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1969.tb02154.x
Subject(s) - biology , larva , zoology , yolk , fishery , ecology
In Sesarma (Geosesarma) perracae Nobili, 1903 the ovigerous females live in burrows containing fresh‐water into which the young are released. The larval life is greatly abbreviated and the larval stages live entirely on stored yolk. The megalopa stage is almost unrecognizable.