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 importan...

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Main Authors: Martin, JW, Rodríguez, A, Zimmerman, TL
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California 1998
Online Access:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743
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spelling oai:cienciasmarinas.com.mx:article-7432019-05-21T18:23:29Z Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) Descripción morfológica de la primera etapa de zoea del cangrejo xántido tropical Panopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) Martin, JW Rodríguez, A Zimmerman, TL zoea Panopeus Pacific Xanthidae Panama zoea Panopeus Pacífico Xanthidae Panamá 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. Se describe la primera etapa de zoea del cangrejo tropical Panopeus purpureus Lockington, de la familia Xanthidae, obtenida a partir de una hembra ovígera recolectada en un manglar de la costa del Pacífico de Panamá. Ésta es la primera descripción de un estadio larvario del género Panopeus en el Pacífico. Los caracteres morfológicos son similares a los de las zoeas, previamente descritas, de otros Panopeus del Atlántico y las pequeñas diferencias son comentadas. Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California 1998-03-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed research note Nota de investigación arbitrada application/pdf https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743 10.7773/cm.v24i2.743 Ciencias Marinas; Vol. 24 No. 2 (1998); 225-232 Ciencias Marinas; Vol. 24 Núm. 2 (1998); 225-232 2395-9053 0185-3880 eng https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743/670
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author Martin, JW
Rodríguez, A
Zimmerman, TL
spellingShingle Martin, JW
Rodríguez, A
Zimmerman, TL
Morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab Punopeus purpureus Lockington, 1877 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)
author_facet Martin, JW
Rodríguez, A
Zimmerman, TL
author_sort Martin, JW
title 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_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_sort morphological description of the first zoeal stage of the tropical xanthid crab punopeus purpureus lockington, 1877 (crustacea, decapoda, brachyura, xanthidae)
description 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.
publisher Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate 1998
url https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/743
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