. Stage V? Stage VI? Stage VII? Fig. 23. Pmudirtis B, Stages V-VIII?. a. Antennae. b. Maxilla, etc. c. Abdomen. Stage VIII? Stage IX} (Fig. 22). Length 23-26 mm. Maxilla reaching back almost to maxillipede 2, with setae along margin. Maxillipede i with large epipod. Maxillipede 2 with exopod bearing setae. Maxillipedes and legs with gill rudiments and epipods; one pleurobranch on legs i and 5 and two on legs 2-4. Leg 5 with five distinct segments. Abdomen fully segmented, somite 6 with a pair of large dorsal spines at base of uropods. Pleopods large, with appendix interna. Uropods with small t
. Stage V? Stage VI? Stage VII? Fig. 23. Pmudirtis B, Stages V-VIII?. a. Antennae. b. Maxilla, etc. c. Abdomen. Stage VIII? Stage IX} (Fig. 22). Length 23-26 mm. Maxilla reaching back almost to maxillipede 2, with setae along margin. Maxillipede i with large epipod. Maxillipede 2 with exopod bearing setae. Maxillipedes and legs with gill rudiments and epipods; one pleurobranch on legs i and 5 and two on legs 2-4. Leg 5 with five distinct segments. Abdomen fully segmented, somite 6 with a pair of large dorsal spines at base of uropods. Pleopods large, with appendix interna. Uropods with small tooth on outer margin of exopod. Panulirus ?, Form D (Figs. 24-27) Fore-body pear-shaped, narrow in front, narrower than hind-body. Hind-body slightly hollowed behind in later stages. Antennule with segments 2 and 3 of peduncle nearly equal, and about half length of segment i. Antenna slender, longer than antennule in earliest stages. A
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