Early larval morphology of the armed nylon shrimp Heterocarpus ensifer ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandalidae) from laboratory culture

The first four zoeal stages of the shrimp Heterocarpus ensifer ensifer were obtained under laboratory conditions. The morphology of each larval stage was described and illustrated in detail. The Heterocarpus's larval features fit into the characteristics of the family Pandalidae, and indicate a...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: Landeira, J.M., Lozano-Soldevilla, Fernando, Almansa, Eduardo, González-Gordillo, J.I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8002
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/313118
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2427.1.1
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Summary:The first four zoeal stages of the shrimp Heterocarpus ensifer ensifer were obtained under laboratory conditions. The morphology of each larval stage was described and illustrated in detail. The Heterocarpus's larval features fit into the characteristics of the family Pandalidae, and indicate a close relationship with the genus Plesionika. Sí