Megalopa of Mesocrangon intermedia (Decapoda: Crangonidae) from the eastern part of the Sea of Okhotsk
N.A. Sedova & S.S. Grigoriev
Abstract. For the first time megalopa of Mesocrangon intermedia is described. The megalopa can be distinguished from that of the Crangon and Neocrangon by the morphology of its telson and carapace. The main distinguishing features of megalopa of M. intermedia were two spines on medial line of the carapace, a relatively long rostrum, a relatively narrow antennal scale, and the distinctive length of the terminal setae on the telson. Drawings of general view and individual limbs are presented.
Key words: shrimps, morphological features, development, description, rostrum, telson, Decapoda, Crangonidae, Mesocrangon
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2014, 23(2): 188-196 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2014
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2014.23.2.188 ▪ Open full article 
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