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Embryonic development of Pachycheles chubutensis (Decapoda: Anomura)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

Ximena González-Pisani*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET), Argentina
Tamara Rubilar
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET), Argentina
Enrique Dupré
Affiliation:
Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: X. González-Pisani, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina email: xgpisani@gmail.com

Abstract

The different stages of embryonic development of the porcellanid crab Pachycheles chubutensis are described, along with the chronology of each stage at 16±1°C. Five different developmental stages (I–V) were recognized including: (i) early cells and 100% of the vitellum; (ii) formation of the embryonic primordium at the animal pole of the egg; (iii) presence of dark pigmentation on the posterior part of the ocular globe; (iv) appearance of chromatophores on mouth parts and in the abdominal zone; and (v) eye pigmentation in circular–oval form, filling the entire surface. The embryonic development lasts from spawning to hatching approximately 21 days, with the second stage being the longest.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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