FIRST STAGE LARVA OF CORONIS SCOLOPENDRA LATREILLE (STOMATOPODA: NANNOSQUILLIDAE)

The first larval stage of Coronis scolopendra is an antizoea with 5 pairs of biramous thoracic appendages; abdominal appendages are absent. This is the first larval stage of a nannosquillid to be identified with certainty and only the second lysiosquilloid for which the first larva is known. Instead...

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Published in:Journal of crustacean biology 1992-01, Vol.12 (1), p.79-82
Main Authors: Rodrigues, Sergio A, Manning, Raymond B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendages
Crustaceans
Egg masses
Eggs
Exoskeletons
Larvae
Larval development
Marine
National museums
Teeth
Zoology
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Summary:The first larval stage of Coronis scolopendra is an antizoea with 5 pairs of biramous thoracic appendages; abdominal appendages are absent. This is the first larval stage of a nannosquillid to be identified with certainty and only the second lysiosquilloid for which the first larva is known. Instead of attaching their eggs to the walls of their burrows like other stomatopods, females of C. scolopendra carry their egg masses.
ISSN:0278-0372
1937-240X
DOI:10.1163/1937240X92X00508