Farhana Shafiq GHORY, Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

Larval Development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895, Reared Under Laboratory Conditions (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majidae)

Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895 was carried out under laboratory conditions during 1996 from an ovigerous female to the second zoeal stage at room temperature, 27- 29 °C, with a salinity of seawater at 35-37 ‰ and pH 7.9. The larvae are illustrated, described and also compared with the laboratory reared larvae of M. nodulosus described by Ghory and Siddiqui (2002) from Pakistan.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Decapoda, Majidae, Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis, Pakistan

Larval Development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895, Reared Under Laboratory Conditions (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majidae)

Keywords:

Decapoda, Majidae, Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis, Pakistan,

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