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 : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2002); from Pakistan.
Keywords : Decapoda, Majidae, Larval development of Menaethiops bicornis, Pakistan