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.
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Stephan Bullard Imprint: Brill Volume: 1 Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 160mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 389g ISBN:9789004128415 ISBN 10: 9004128417 Series:Crustaceana Monographs Pages: 138 Publication Date:27 January 2004 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
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