JPR Advance Access originally published online on August 20, 2004
Journal of Plankton Research 2004 26(12):1555-1558; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbh130
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First record of paralarvae of Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)
Arion, C.P. 61, 70042 Mola di Bari, Italy
* Corresponding Author: giabello{at}libero.it
Received May 17, 2004; accepted in principle June 21, 2004; accepted for publication July 26, 2004; published online September 6, 2004
The present first description of an advanced stage of Scaeurgus unicirrhus paralarvae is based on two specimens from the Adriatic Sea. Their occurrence shows that S. unicirrhus completes its life cycle in this sea. An identification key for Mediterranean early juvenile octopodids is proposed.