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Arthropods, 2023, 12(4): 171-192
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Morphological description of the larval stages of Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1850 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) reared under laboratory conditions

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

Received 17 March 2023;Accepted 20 April 2023;Published online 5 May 2023;Published 1 December 2023
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Abstract
The Alpheus lobidens is a widely distributed snapping shrimp that lives on soft and hard bottoms in warm coastal environments (Hamdy and Dorgham, 2018). The berried female of Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1850 was collected from Buleji (Karachi, Pakistan) and kept in the laboratory. The larvae hatched after 2 days and existed within 7 days at room temperature 23oC - 28oC in filtered seawater with a salinity of 37 - 40 parts per thousand and a pH of 7.5 - 7.8. Artemia nauplii were used to feed the larvae. Two zoeal stages are described, illustrated and compared with those of its congener's larvae known previously.

Keywords Crustacea;Caridea;Alpheidae;Alpheus lobidens larvae.


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