Comparative morphology of the first zoea of twelve brachyuran species (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the Amazon region

The laboratory-hatched first zoeal stage of twelve brachyuran species collected in the estuarine area of the Caeté River in the Amazonian region are described and illustrated in the present study: P. americanus Saussure, 1857, Eurytium limosum (Say, 1818), Sesarma curacaoense De Man, 1892, S. rectum...

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Main Authors: Adelson S. de Souza, Rauquírio M. da Costa, Fernando A. Abrunhosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000300004&lng=en&tlng=en