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Larval development ofNeopisosoma neglectum werding, 1986 (Decapoda: Anomura: Porcellanidae) under laboratory conditions

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The complete larval development of the porcellanid crabNeopisosoma negluctum Werding, 1986, was studied under laboratory conditions. At 27°C, the megalopa appeared after 9 days. The development consists of a transitory prezoea, two zoeal stages and a megalopa stage. The larvae exhibit telsonal features which places them in thePetrolisthes-group of porcellanid larvae. Larval morphology gives no additional support for the status ofNeopisosoma as an independent genus.

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  1. Institut für Allgemeine und Spezielle Zoologie der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Stephanstraße 24, D-W-6300, Giessen, Germany

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Werding, B., Müller, H.G. Larval development ofNeopisosoma neglectum werding, 1986 (Decapoda: Anomura: Porcellanidae) under laboratory conditions. Helgolander Meeresunters 44, 363–374 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365473

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