Larval development of Uca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) reared in the laboratory


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Larvae of the tropical fiddler crab, Uca thayeri , were reared in the laboratory from hatching to metamorphosis. Development consists of 5 zoeal stages and a megalopa. At a constant temperature (25 degree C), each zoeal stage lasts 4 to 5 days, and ca. 10 to 14 days is required for the megalopa. Somewhat more than one month is needed for the whole process. A detailed description of larval morphology is given and compared with those of eight other Uca species, for which partial or complete descriptions are available.



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Anger, K. , Montu, M. , Bakker, C. and Loureiro Fernandes, L. L. (1990): Larval development of Uca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) reared in the laboratory , Meeresforschung, 32 , pp. 276-294 .


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