Larvae and first-stage juveniles of the American genus Armases Abele, 1992 (Brachyura: Sesarmidae): A morphological description of two complete developments and one first zoeal stage

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 29-32, 2007, Pages 1811-1839

  Guerao, Guillermo ^a   Anger, Klaus ^b   Schubart, Christoph D ^c  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Armases americanum; Armases ricordi; Armases roberti; Brachyura; Juvenile; Larval development; Megalopa; Sesarmidae; Zoea

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

ARATUS; ARMASES; ARMASES ABELE; ARMASES RICORDI; ARMASES ROBERTI; BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SESARMIDAE;

EID: 35448971486     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701500431     Document Type: Article

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