Developmental morphology of mouthparts and foregut of the larvae and postlarvae of Lepidophthalmus siriboia Felder & Rodrigues, 1993 (Decapoda: Callianassidae) Morfologia funcional dos apêndices bucais e do estômago de larvas e pós-larvas de Lepidophthalmus siriboia Felder & Rodrigues, 1993 (Decapoda: Callianassidae)
In this study, the gross morphology of the mouthparts and foregut of the ghost shrimp Lepidophthalmus siriboia were investigated from larvae and postlarvae reared in the laboratory. The mouthparts (maxillae and maxillipeds) of the zoeae have a reduced number of setae and spines (or is absent in some...
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672006000300008 |