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Table 1 Mean (±SD) rostrodorsal length (RDL), carapace width (CW), carapace length (CL) in mm, and first day appearance of the larval stages of Calyptraeotheres garthi reared in the laboratory

From: Larval development of Calyptraeotheres garthi (Fenucci, 1975) (Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) described from laboratory-reared material, with notes of larval character use on Pinnotheridae systematic

Estadio

RDL

CW

CL

1st day to appear

Zoea I

1.03 ± 0.07

0.51 ± 0.05

0.43 ± 0.01

0

Zoea II

1.33 ± 0.05

0.61 ± 0.07

0.48 ± 0.02

5

Zoea III

1.74 ± 0.11

0.71 ± 0.10

0.59 ± 0.03

10

Zoea IV

2.03 ± 0.15

0.91 ± 0.11

0.68 ± 0.04

14

Zoea V

2.24 ± 0.25

0.99 ± 0.13

0.73 ± 0.09

22

Megalopa

–

0.73 ± 0.03

0.80 ± 0.03

30

  1. All measures were taken from the larvae of the hatch that reached the megalopa
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Helgoland Marine Research

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