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Early Life History of Estuarine Grapsid Crab, Helice tridens latimera

Early life history of Helice tridens latimera was observed in the laboratory conditions through observing the larval metamorphosis and salinity optimization for the larvae. Larval development consisted of 5 zoeal and 1 megalopal stages before they molted to the first crab stage. Hundred percent survival rate of zoea I-V and megalopa at water salinity of 30 and 20 ppt, respectively, suggest that larvae of H. tridens latimera pass a free swimming life in the offshore waters and recruit to the brackish water at the megalopal stage, and spend almost all of their life in the mangrove area.

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M. Y. Mia, S. Shokita and N. Shikatani, 2001. Early Life History of Estuarine Grapsid Crab, Helice tridens latimera. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 1437-1439.

DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.1437.1439

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.1437.1439

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M. Y. Mia

S. Shokita

N. Shikatani

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