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Table 1 Larger diameter of the oocytes at each stage of development for the species studied

From: Morphology and ultrastructure of the adult ovarian cycle in Mithracidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Majoidea)

Species RUD (µm) DE (µm) MAT (µm)
Mithrax hispidus 159.28 ± 23.52 426.79 ± 54.56 462.16 ± 31.25
Mithrax tortugae 142.17 ± 44.68 295.90 ± 28.06 551.70 ± 48.44
Mithraculus forceps 83.96 ± 26.65 248.33 ± 45.99 440.22 ± 97.78
  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. RUD rudimentary, DE developing and MAT mature stages of ovarian development
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Helgoland Marine Research

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