Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)
The first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Panopeus purpureus Lockington is described based on larvae from an ovigerous female collected from mangroves on the Pacific coast of Panama. The report is the first description of larvae of any Pacific member of this common and ecologically importa...
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The first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Panopeus purpureus Lockington is described based on larvae from an ovigerous female collected from mangroves on the Pacific coast of Panama. The report is the first description of larvae of any Pacific member of this common and ecologically important genus Morphological features are similar to those of previously described larvae of Panopeus from the Atlantic, with some exceptions noted.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce647369220b4d10a5d2247d467237562024-03-04T16:43:02ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaCiencias Marinas0185-38802395-90531998-03-0124210.7773/cm.v24i2.743Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)JW Martin0A Rodríguez1TL Zimmerman2Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyInstituto de Ciencias Marinas de AndalucíaNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County The first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Panopeus purpureus Lockington is described based on larvae from an ovigerous female collected from mangroves on the Pacific coast of Panama. The report is the first description of larvae of any Pacific member of this common and ecologically important genus Morphological features are similar to those of previously described larvae of Panopeus from the Atlantic, with some exceptions noted. http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743zoeaPanopeusPacificXanthidaePanama |
| spellingShingle | JW Martin A Rodríguez TL Zimmerman Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) Ciencias Marinas zoea Panopeus Pacific Xanthidae Panama |
| title | Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) |
| title_full | Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) |
| title_fullStr | Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) |
| title_short | Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) |
| title_sort | morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab punopeus purpureus lockington 1877 crustacea decapoda brachyura xanthidae |
| topic | zoea Panopeus Pacific Xanthidae Panama |
| url | http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743 |
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