Evidence for protracted and lecithotrophic larval development in the yeti crab Kiwa tyleri from hydrothermal vents of the East Scotia Ridge, Southern Ocean

• Published in: Sexuality and Early Development in Aquatic Organisms
• Main Authors: Thatje, S., Smith, K.E., Marsh, L., Tyler, P.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; East Scotia Ridge
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516415/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516415/1/s001p109.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/sedao00011

The deep-sea squat lobster Kiwa tyleri (also known as yeti crab) is the dominant macroinvertebrate inhabiting hydrothermal vents on the northern and southern segments of the East Scotia Ridge in the Southern Ocean. Here, we describe the first zoeal stage of the species—which is morphologically advan...