Complete larval development of Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg reared in laboratory culture (Anomura: Galatheidae)

Christiansen, M. E. and Anger, Klaus ;

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Abstract

Larvae of the East Atlantic anomuran crab Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg were reared in the laboratory from hatching to the first juvenile stage. The larvae were kept in 31-32 ppt S sea water at 15 degree C. The complete larval development consists of 4 or 5 zoeal stages and 1 megalops stage. The larval stages are described and morphological characters are compared with those of the West Atlantic species Galathea rostrata A. Milne Edwards described by Gore (1979).

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Christiansen, M. E. and Anger, Klaus ;

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AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Shelf Sea System Ecology

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Basic Research > Helmholtz Independent Research

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Published

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4269

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Christiansen, M. E. and Anger, K. (1990): Complete larval development of Galathea intermedia Lilljeborg reared in laboratory culture (Anomura: Galatheidae) , JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY, 10 , pp. 87-111 .

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