First zoeal stage of the hermit crab Enallopaguropsis guatemoci (Glassell, 1937) (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguroidea: Paguridea) obtained in the laboratory

Abstract

The first larval stage of Enallopaguropsis guatemoci is described in detail and illustrated. The larva is compared with larvae known for other genera of Paguridae except Pagurus. A synthesis of all characters provided herein indicates that first larvae of E. guatemoci can be separated from all known pagurid larvae (except Pagurus) by the combination of the following characters: carapace with long dorsal carina, posterolateral spines absent; abdominal somites 3–5 with pair of moderately long spines; telson narrowly triangular, not forked; spine at antennal protopod as long as endopod.