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Laboratory-hatched first zoeal stage of Uca (Cranuca) inversa (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) of the Red Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2013

Ali M. Al-Aidaroos
Ali M. Al-Aidaroos*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Correspondence should be addressed to: A.M. Al-Aidaroos, Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia email: aaidaroos@kau.edu.sa
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Abstract

Ovigerous females of Uca (Cranuca) inversa were collected from Avicennia marina mangroves near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Laboratory-hatched first zoeal stages were described and illustrated for the first time. Morphological comparison of the larval structures was made with known larvae of congeneric species. Larval features of Ocypodinae were evaluated taking into account all previous larval descriptions of this subfamily. The short dorsal spine of zoea-I is proposed as the main feature for the identification of the larva of this species.

Keywords

Uca (Cranuca) inversaOcypodidaefirst zoeamorphologyRed Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e124
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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