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Table 3 Sizes (μm, mean ± SD, N = 10 per stage) of the naupliar stages (I–VI) and the cypris larva of M. azoricus

From: A description of the larval development of Megabalanus azoricus (Pilsbry, 1916) reared in the laboratory

Stage

TL

SL

SP

SW

FL

I

261 ± 12.9

  

163 ± 23.1

26 ± 7.1

II

357 ± 11.8

  

178 ± 10.2

34 ± 12.7

III

413 ± 9.0

  

212 ± 11.8

43 ± 13.0

IV

722 ± 17.6

444 ± 9.4

133 ± 7.8

418 ± 11.8

122 ± 6.7

V

905 ± 11.8

593 ± 12.7

184 ± 6.7

518 ± 9.8

160 ± 8.0

VI

912 ± 11.8

606 ± 10.2

191 ± 12.7

530 ± 7.3

166 ± 9.0

Cypris

602 ± 8.6

  

306 ± 9.8

 
  1. TL total length, SL shield length, SP length of posterior shield spine, SW shield width and cypris depth, respectively, FL length of fronto-lateral horns
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