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Redescription of the early zoeal stages of the snapping shrimp Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909 reared in laboratory conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2025

Rafael Carvalho Santos Open the ORCID record for Rafael Carvalho Santos [Opens in a new window] ,
Régis Augusto Pescinelli Open the ORCID record for Régis Augusto Pescinelli [Opens in a new window] ,
Matheus Sene Open the ORCID record for Matheus Sene [Opens in a new window] ,
João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão Open the ORCID record for João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão [Opens in a new window]  and
Rogerio Caetano Costa
Rafael Carvalho Santos*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biology of Marine and Freshwater Shrimp (LABCAM), Department of Biological Sciences, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University, (UNESP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Régis Augusto Pescinelli
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Bioecology of Decapod Crustaceans (LBCD), Department of Biology, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Matheus Sene
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biology of Marine and Freshwater Shrimp (LABCAM), Department of Biological Sciences, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University, (UNESP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
João Alberto Farinelli Pantaleão
Affiliation:
Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Rogerio Caetano Costa
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Biology of Marine and Freshwater Shrimp (LABCAM), Department of Biological Sciences, School of Sciences, São Paulo State University, (UNESP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Rafael Carvalho Santos; Email: rafa_bio@hotmail.com.br
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Abstract

The present study described and illustrated the larval morphology of the three first zoeal stages (zoea I–III) of Synalpheus fritzmuelleri and compared with the previous described larvae of this species. The results pointed out a variety of differences among the descriptions, most of them related to the type and number of setae and articulation of appendages. The first zoea demonstrates similarities shared with the zoea I within the genus besides the diagnostic described characteristics. Other incongruences were also found such as the lack of information about some structures, such as the maxillule in the zoea I, and the use of ambiguous terms do designate type of setae. Moreover, the more advanced the zoea, additional differences were found among the previous and the current descriptions. Due to that, the necessity to review and also add new descriptions for Synalpheus larvae proves imminent to establish a standardization in the morphological description that will strengthen the comparative relationship in the genus.

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AlpheidaeCaridealarval developmentlarval morphology
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e13
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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