Squilla sp. 1

Torres-Cabrera, Sergio Cházaro-Olvera Manuel Ortiz Ignacio Winfield Rafael Robles Diego Alfonso, 2018, Morphology of stomatopod larvae from National Parks: Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano and Arrecife Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Nauplius (e 2018005) 26, pp. 1-16 : 10

Squilla sp. 1

Stage IX: Alima (CNCR32480)

( Fig. 4C )

Description. Carapace three times longer than width, reaching sixth pereonite, concave margin with nine spines on each side, presenting pair of anterolateral spines, pair of short posterolateral spines extending to fifth pereonite, with small dorsal spine. Antennules, maxillipeds and pleopods well developed. Second maxilliped with spine on basal portion, propodus eight times as long as wide, distal portion of upper margin pectinate with 28–29 denticles; dactyl smooth. Telson concave, ornamented with defined medium carina, presents 10 intermediate denticles and 18 submedian spines on each side of midline.

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Figure 4.Stomatopod larvae collected at the national parks Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (SAVNP) and Arrecife Puerto Morelos (APMNP).A, Alima neptuni (Linnaeus, 1768), stage IV alima; B, A.neptuni stage IX alima; C, Squilla sp.1, stage IX alima; D, Squilla sp.2, stage II alima; E, Squilla empusa Say, 1818, stage I alima; F, S. empusa, stage II alima; G, S. empusa, stage III alima; H, S. empusa, stage IX alima.