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The first stage zoea of Pseudoliomera speciosa (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)

Paul F. CLARK & Bella S. GALIL

en Zoosystema 20 (2) - Pages 193-200

Published on 13 July 1998

This article is a part of the thematic issue Papers in honour of Alain Crosnier

The first zoeal stage of Pseudoliomera speciosa (Dana, 1852) is described, illustrated and compared with known first stage zoeas of the Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 subfamily Actaeinae Alcock, 1898. No first stage zoeal character or combination of characters defining the Actaeinae was found.


Keywords:

Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae, Actaeinae, first stage zoea, Pseudoliomera speciosa.

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