Discovery reports (1936) Discovery reports discoveryreports12inst Year: 1936 LARVAE OF DECAPOD CRUSTACEA 411 Stage IX ? (Fig. 20). Length 25-28 mm. Maxillipede i enlarging at base. Exopod of maxillipede 2 with eight setae. Leg 5 of four segments. Pleopods larger, biramous. Stage X ?. Length 22-34 '™- Maxillipede i with epipod; endopod not reaching edge of maxilla. Exopod of maxillipede 2 with ten setae. Legs with epipods; gills not developed, but they can be traced under the skin as small round cellular masses. Abdomen fully developed, somite 6 with a pair of large dorsal spines at base of t
Discovery reports (1936) Discovery reports discoveryreports12inst Year: 1936 LARVAE OF DECAPOD CRUSTACEA 411 Stage IX ? (Fig. 20). Length 25-28 mm. Maxillipede i enlarging at base. Exopod of maxillipede 2 with eight setae. Leg 5 of four segments. Pleopods larger, biramous. Stage X ?. Length 22-34 '™- Maxillipede i with epipod; endopod not reaching edge of maxilla. Exopod of maxillipede 2 with ten setae. Legs with epipods; gills not developed, but they can be traced under the skin as small round cellular masses. Abdomen fully developed, somite 6 with a pair of large dorsal spines at base of telson. Pleopods large, without appendix interna. Uropods large, with small outer spine on margin of exopod.
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