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Larvae of Pisoides edwardsi (Bell, 1835) have been reared in the laboratory at 2 different temperatures (13.8° and 18.5°C), from hatching to megalops stage. The two zoeal stages and the megalops, as well as the setation of the functional appendages are described and illustrated. The main characteristics useful to differentiate the larvae of P. edwardsi from those of Libidoclaea granaria, the other Chilean species belonging to the same sub-family, are discussed. Data on duration of zoeal development, length of moulting intervals, and mortality at the 2 test temperatures, are also given.
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Communicated by M. Vannucci, São Paulo
This study was financially supported, in part, by the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture.
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Fagetti, E.G. Larval development of the spider crab Pisoides edwardsi (Decapoda, Brachyura) under laboratory conditions. Marine Biology 4, 160–165 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347042
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