Extreme morphologies of mantis shrimp larvae

Carolin Haug; Shane T. Ahyong; Joris H. Wiethase; Jørgen Olesen; Joachim T. Haug

doi:10.1590/2358-2936e2016020

Extreme morphologies of mantis shrimp larvae

Carolin Haug, Shane T. Ahyong, Joris H. Wiethase, Jørgen Olesen, Joachim T. Haug

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Abstract

Larvae of stomatopods (mantis shrimps) are generally categorized into four larval types: antizoea, pseudozoea (both representing early larval stages), alima and erichthus (the latt er two representing later larval stages). These categories, however, do not refl ect the existing morphological diversity of stomatopod larvae, which is largely unstudied. We describe here four previously unknown larval types with extreme morphologies. All specimens were found in the collections of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen and were collected during the Danish Dana Expedition round the world 1928–30. These new larval types all represent erichthus-type larvae, especially diff ering in their shield morphologies. Th e shield morphology ranges from almost spherical to rather disc-like, with sometimes extremely elongated spines, but only a general systematic assignment of the larvae was possible. Further investigations of these larvae are crucial to understand their life habits and ecological impact, especially as stomatopod and other crustacean larvae might have a much more important position in the marine ecosystems than their corresponding adults.

Original language	English
Article number	e2016020
Journal	Nauplius
Volume	24
Number of pages	15
ISSN	0104-6497
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2016020
Publication status	Published - 2016

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