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Larvae of Anomuran and Brachyuran Crabs of North Carolina : A Guide to the Described Larval Stages of Anomuran (Families Porcellanidae, Albuneidae, and Hippidae) and Brachyuran Crabs of North Carolina, USA /

Bullard, Stephan

Larvae of Anomuran and Brachyuran Crabs of North Carolina : A Guide to the Described Larval Stages of Anomuran (Families Porcellanidae, Albuneidae, and Hippidae) and Brachyuran Crabs of North Carolina, USA / A Guide to the Described Larval Stages of Anomuran (Families Porcellanidae, Albuneidae, and Hippidae) and Brachyuran Crabs of North Carolina, USA Stephan Bullard. - 1 online resource. - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 Crustaceana Monographs ; 1 . - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Crustaceana Monographs ; 1. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Species list -- Larval crab anatomy -- Key to zoeae -- Porcellanid-like zoea key -- Brachyuran-like zoea key -- Key to megalopae -- Larval descriptions (taxonomically arranged) -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- References -- Figures 4-48b -- Taxonomic index.

This guide is a compilation of the available descriptions of the zoeal and megalopal stages of anomuran (Families Porcellanidae, Albuneidae, and Hippidae) and brachyuran crabs found off of North Carolina, USA. Descriptions of the zoeae of 44 species and the megalopae of 34 species are included, along with keys for their identification. The purpose of the key is to allow investigators with minimal taxonomic background to identify crab larvae to the species level. To this end, lengthy and complex morphological descriptions have been avoided and the focus has been on gross morphological differences among taxa.

9789004475908 9789004128415

10.1163/9789004475908 DOI




Crabs--Larvae--North Carolina.

QL444

595.3