Al-Aidaroos Ali M, Al-Haj Ahmed E, Kumar A A J
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.; Email:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2014 Jun 12(3815):29-50. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3815.1.2.
The complete larval development of the oziid crab Epixanthus frontalis (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) hatched from ovigerous specimens collected from Saso Island, southern Red Sea, was obtained under laboratory conditions. Four zoeae, one additional zoea and a megalopa were obtained and these are described and illustrated in detail for the first time. Larvae of this species can be differentiated from those of other oziid species based on a combination of characters such as the number of aesthetascs and setae of the antennule, and the coxal and basial setal numbers and patterns of the maxilla and maxillule.
在实验室条件下，获得了从红海南部萨索岛采集的抱卵标本孵化出的奥齐德蟹（Epixanthus frontalis，H. 米尔恩·爱德华兹，1834年）的完整幼体发育过程。获得了四期蚤状幼体、一期额外的蚤状幼体和一期大眼幼体，并首次对其进行了详细描述和图示。该物种的幼体可根据诸如触角上感觉毛和刚毛的数量、小颚和第一小颚的基节和底节刚毛数量及模式等特征组合，与其他奥齐德物种的幼体区分开来。
