Zoeal morphology of<i>Pachygrapsus gracilis</i>(Saussure, 1858) (Decapoda, Grapsidae) reared in the laboratory

Abstract

The larval development of Pachygrapsus gracilis was studied in the laboratory under conditions of 25-degrees-C temperature and 20, 24, 28, 32 and 34 parts per thousand salinity. The objective of the study was to characterize the plankton phase of life of this species.