%0 Journal Article 
%A González Gordillo, Juan Ignacio
%A Cuesta, J.A
%A Rodriguez, A.
%T Studies on the larval development of northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Procellanidae (Decapoda, Anomura). I — Redescription of the larval stages ofPorcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777) reared under laboratory conditions
%D 1996
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19629
%X The complete larval development is described forPorcellana platycheles (Pennant) reared under laboratory conditions. The development consists of two zoeal stages and one megalopa. At 20°C and 35‰ salinity, the megalopa appeared 17–18 days after hatching. Survival was 56% from hatching to the megalopa stage. The morphological features of the zoeal and megalopa stages ofP. platycheles are compared with those of other species ofPorcellana, and a key of the known zoeal stages of the genus is given.
%~ Universidad de Cádiz