Larval development of the wrinkled swimming crab Liocarcinus corrugatus (Decapoda : Brachyura : Portunidae) reared in the laboratory

Authors
Kim, KB Hong, SY
Citation
Kb. Kim et Sy. Hong, Larval development of the wrinkled swimming crab Liocarcinus corrugatus (Decapoda : Brachyura : Portunidae) reared in the laboratory, J CRUS BIOL, 19(4), 1999, pp. 792-808
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
02780372 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
792 - 808
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-0372(199911)19:4<792:LDOTWS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The complete larval development of Liocarcinus corrugatus is described, bas ed on laboratory-reared material. The species has 5, or occasionally 6, zoe al stages and a megalopal stage. Morphological characters of larvae of L. c orrugatus were compared with this and other species of Liocarcinus reported from other regions.