FIRST ZOEAL STAGES OF GRAPSUS-ADSCENSIONIS (OSBECK) AND PLANES-MINUTUS (LINNAEUS) (BRACHYURA, GRAPSIDAE) DESCRIBED FROM LABORATORY HATCHED MATERIAL, WITH NOTES ON LARVAL CHARACTERS OF THE GRAPSINAE

Authors
CUESTA JA GONZALEZGORDILLO JI RODRIGUEZ A
Citation
Ja. Cuesta et al., FIRST ZOEAL STAGES OF GRAPSUS-ADSCENSIONIS (OSBECK) AND PLANES-MINUTUS (LINNAEUS) (BRACHYURA, GRAPSIDAE) DESCRIBED FROM LABORATORY HATCHED MATERIAL, WITH NOTES ON LARVAL CHARACTERS OF THE GRAPSINAE, Journal of Natural History, 31(6), 1997, pp. 887-900
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of Natural History → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222933
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
887 - 900
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2933(1997)31:6<887:FZSOG(>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The first zoeal stage of Grapsus adscensionis and Planes minutus is de scribed and illustrated. Comparisons are made with known larvae of con generic species and previous descriptions of Planes minutus. Larval fe atures of the Grapsinae are evaluated taking into account all previous larval descriptions from this subfamily. The presence of minute knob- like or hooked projections on the carapace of the zoea I, which in sub sequent zoeal stages develop into lateral carapace spines is proposed as a typical larval feature for subfamily Grapsinae.