Egg development, hatching rhythm and moult patterns in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean)

• Main Authors: Reid, W.D.K., Watts, J., Clarke, S., Belchier, M., Thatje, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SPRINGER 2007
• Subjects: Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Austral; Shag Rocks; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10212/

Larval release, hatching rhythms and moult patterns were examined in a captive population of the subantarctic lithodid, Paralomis spinosissima from the South Georgia and Shag Rocks region. Larvae hatched throughout the year with the majority of females starting to release larvae at the end of the au...