Illustrated keys for the identification of the Pleocyemata (Crustacea: Decapoda) zoeal stages, from the coastal region of south-western Europe
dos Santos, A.; González-Gordillo, J.I. (2004). Illustrated keys for the identification of the Pleocyemata (Crustacea: Decapoda) zoeal stages, from the coastal region of south-western Europe. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84(1): 205-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315404009075h
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Developmental stages > Larvae
Developmental stages > Larvae > Invertebrate larvae > Crustacean larvae > Zoeae
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish > Marine organisms > Marine crustaceans
Identification keys
Taxa
Crustacea [WoRMS]; Decapoda [WoRMS]
Europe, West [Marine Regions]
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- dos Santos, A.
- González-Gordillo, J.I.
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| Abstract |
The identification keys of the zoeal stages of Pleocyemata decapod larvae from the coastal region of south-western Europe, based on both new and previously published descriptions and illustrations, are provided. The keys cover 127 taxa, most of them identified to genus and species level. These keys were mainly constructed upon external morphological characters, which are easy to observe under a stereomicroscope. Moreover, the presentation of detailed figures allows a non-specialist to make identifications more easily. |
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