Post-embryonic development of remipede crustaceans
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Ablation of a Single Cell From Eight-cell Embryos of the Amphipod Crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
Published on: March 16, 2014
Stefan Koenemann1, Frederick R Schram, Armin Bloechl
1Institute for Animal Ecology and Cell Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation, Bünteweg 17d, 30559 Hannover, Germany. stefan.koenemann@tiho-hannover.de
Abstract:
During diving explorations of anchialine cave systems on Abaco Island, Bahamas, we collected five larvae that represent different developmental stages of remipede crustaceans. Based on four early naupliar stages and a post-naupliar larva, it is possible for the first time to reconstruct the postembryonic development of Remipedia some 25 years after their discovery. These specimens begin to fill in some critical gaps in our knowledge of this important group of crustaceans.

