JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH | VOLUME 18 | NUMBER 7 | PAGES 1185-1200 | 1996
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Larval development of Acanthonyx lunulatus (Brachyura, Majidae, Epialtinae)
1Departament de Biologia Animal (Artròpodes), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona Av. Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona 2Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) Passeig Joan de Borbó s/n, E-08039 Barcelona, Spain
Received on October 30, 1995; accepted on February 9, 1996 The two zoeal stages and the megalopa of the majid crab Acanthonyx lunulatus are described and illustrated from laboratory-reared material The morphology of the larvae is compared to previous descriptions of larvae of other majid crabs of the subfamily Epialtinae.