Morphology of the first zoeal stages of five species of the portunid genus Callinectes (Decapoda, Brachyura) hatched at the laboratory

The genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 currently consists of 16 species, six of which are reported in Brazilian coast. In the present study, the first zoeal stages of Callinectes bocourti,C. danae, C. exasperatus, C. ornatus and C. sapidus from Brazil were obtained from ovigerous females. The morpholo...

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Main Authors: FERNANDO L. MANTELATTO, ÁLVARO L.D. REIGADA, ALINE C.R. GATTI, JOSÉ A. CUESTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000200755&lng=en&tlng=en