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Larval morphology of the family Parthenopidae, with the description of the megalopa stage of Derilambrus angulifrons (Latreille, 1825) (Decapoda: Brachyura), identified by DNA barcode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2014

Elena Marco-Herrero ,
J. Ignacio González-Gordillo  and
José A. Cuesta
Elena Marco-Herrero*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC. Avda. República Saharaui, 2, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
J. Ignacio González-Gordillo
Affiliation:
Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (Ceimar), Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
José A. Cuesta
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC. Avda. República Saharaui, 2, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E. Marco-Herrero, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC. Avda. República Saharaui, 2, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain email: elena.marco@csic.es
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Abstract

Although Parthenopidae is a brachyuran decapod family comprising almost 140 species, there is little knowledge about its larval morphology. There are only two complete larval developments reared in the laboratory and some larval stages described for seven species. In the present work these data are compared and analysed. A summary is made of the larval features that characterize parthenopids that can be used to distinguish them from other brachyuran larvae. In addition, the megalopa stage of Derilambrus angulifrons and Parthenopoides massena was collected from plankton and identified by DNA barcodes. The morphology of the megalopa of D. angulifrons is described for the first time, and that of P. massena is compared with a previous description.

Keywords

larval morphologymegalopaDNA barcodeParthenopidaeDerilambrus angulifronsParthenopoides massenabrachyuraDecapodaplanktoncrabs
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 95 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 513 - 521
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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