- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 29 Issue: 2
- Larval Development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895, Reared Under Laboratory Conditions (Crustac...
Larval Development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895, Reared Under Laboratory Conditions (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majidae)
Authors : Farhana Shafiq Ghory, Feroz Akhtar Siddiqui
Pages : 183-188
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis Alcock, 1895 was carried out under laboratory conditions during 1996 from an ovigerous female to the second zoeal stage at room temperature, 27- 29 °C, with a salinity of seawater at 35-37 ‰ and pH 7.9. The larvae are illustrated, described and also compared with the laboratory reared larvae of M. nodulosus described by Ghory and Siddiqui (2002) from Pakistan.Keywords : Decapoda, Majidae, Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis, Pakistan