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Arthropods, 2023, 12(1): 69-77
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Morphological study of laboratory reared first and second zoeal stages of Alpheus edwarsii (Audouim, 1826) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)

Farhana S. Ghory
Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Received 9 December 2022;Accepted 15 January 2023;Published online 28 January 2023;Published 1 March 2023
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Abstract
The ovigerous female of Alpheus edwarsii (Audouim, 1826) was collected from Buleji, Karachi, Pakistan, and retained in the laboratory. The larvae hatched after 4 days and subsisted within 3 days at room temperature 28oC-30oC in filtered seawater with a salinity of 35-37 parts per thousand and a pH of 7.6-7.8. In order to feed the larvae, Artemia nauplii was used. Two zoeal stages are described, illustrated and compared with those of its congener's larvae known previously.

Keywords crustacea;Caridea;Alpheidae;Alpheus edwarsii larvae.


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