Novel mode of postembryonic development in Ammothea genus (Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from Antarctic waters

In this paper the postembryonic development of Ammothea glacialis (family Ammotheidae) is described. The studied material was collected during the Italica XIX cruise to Victoria Land, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The external morphology of three larval instars is described and illustrated. The development...

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Published in:Scientia Marina
Main Authors: Esperanza Cano, Pablo J. López-González
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009
Subjects:
pycnogonida
ammotheidae
ammothea
postembryonic development
protonymphon
Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
SH1-691
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Victoria Land
Italica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2009.73n3541
https://doaj.org/article/757a01ae440b455f92906062f0d1741b

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