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Arthropods, 2025, 14(2): 41-57
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First report of morpho-taxonomic study of laboratory reared Synalpheus thai Banner and Banner, 1966 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae)

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

Received 5 November 2024;Accepted 10 December 2024;Published online 25 December 2024;Published 1 June 2025
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Abstract
The present information is based on the morpho-taxonomic study of the zoeal stages of Synalpheus thai Banner and Banner, 1966. The ovigerous female of Synalpheus thai was collected from Nathia Gali (Pacha, Karachi). Larvae were hatched at room temperature 30-32oC, in filtered seawater of a salinity of 35-37 ppt and pH 7.8. All the zoeal stages of S. thai are described along with their illustrations, and compared with the available descriptions of its congeners larvae given earlier.

Keywords decapoda;Alpheidae;morpho-taxonomic study;Synalpheus thai;Pakistan.


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