Journals / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2005 / Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 2

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

Pages
183–188
DOI
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Abstract

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.

Özet

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.

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