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First zoeal stage of Processidae (Decapoda, Caridea): review and new descriptions of Ambidexter symmetricus Manning and Chace 1971 and Processa fimbriata Manning and Chace 1971

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Author(s):
Terossi, Mariana [1] ; Mantelatto, Fernando Luis [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Philosophy Sci & Letters Ribeirao Preto FFCLR, Lab Bioecol & Crustacean Systemat LBSC, Postgrad Program Comparat Biol, Dept Biol, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH; v. 68, n. 4, p. 483-489, DEC 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

This study reviews the morphology of the first zoeal stage of the pantropical and subtropical marine shrimps of the family Processidae. We present the first descriptions of the zoea I of Ambidexter symmetricus and Processa fimbriata and compare them with available published descriptions, in order to detect patterns to differentiate the genera. Among the species of Processidae, the zoea I of Ambidexter can be differentiated by the presence of a rostrum, and the resemblance to Nikoides and Processa, previously reported for adults, is now confirmed for the larval morphology. Based on the new descriptions, A. symmetricus and A. panamensis can be easily separated by four independent larval characters: anterior tubercle on the carapace (present in A. panamensis and absent in A. symmetricus), the antennal scale (segmented distally in A. panamensis and unsegmented in A. symmetricus), and the anal spine and second pereiopod (absent in A. panamensis and present in A. symmetricus). P. fimbriata can be separated from the other 11 species of Processa by means of two larval characters: 4 aesthetascs on the exopod of the antennules, and the presence of an anal spine. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/54931-0 - Improvement and management of biological specimen collections at the Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo
Grantee:Carlos Alberto Garofalo
Support Opportunities: Research Infrastructure Program - Biological specimen collections
FAPESP's process: 10/50188-8 - Decapod crustaceans: multi-disciplinary characterization of the sea biodiversity of the State of São Paulo (taxonomy, spermiotaxonomy, molecular biology and population dynamics)
Grantee:Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants