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The complete larval development of Porcellana sigsbeiana (Crustacea: Decapoda) under laboratory conditions

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The complete larval development from hatching through megalopal stage is described and illustrated for Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne Edwards, 1880. Development consists of a pre-zoeal stage of brief duration, two zoeal stages and a megalopal stage. The larvae and megalopa are compared with available descriptions of larvae from other species of Porcellana. Based on certain features present in all known Porcellana larvae, a tentative diagnosis is proposed, which may enable the larvae of western North Atlantic Ocean members of this genus to be recognized in the plankton.

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    Communicated by J. Bunt, Miami

    Scientific Contribution No. 1392 from the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, USA. This paper constitutes part of a dissertation to be submitted to the faculty of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The work was supported by research grant No. GM-11244 from the Institute of General medical Sciences, US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and by grant No. GB-7075X from the National Science Foundation, and was carried out while the author was in receipt of a Graduate Educational Grant in Aquatic Sciences from the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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    Gore, R.H. The complete larval development of Porcellana sigsbeiana (Crustacea: Decapoda) under laboratory conditions. Marine Biology 11, 344–355 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352453

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