Investigations on some tropical euphausiid species of the Indian Ocean |
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Authors: | L. A. Ponomareva |
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Affiliation: | (1) Present address: Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Sadovaya, Moscow, USSR |
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Abstract: | In spite of the great ecological importance of euphausiids in large areas of the sea, very little is known about their early developmental stages. During the 40th and 41st cruises of RV Vityaz (USSR) in the western part of the Indian Ocean, new information was obtained on the development of 2 species common in that area: Euphausia diomedeae and Slylocheiron carinatum. In E. diomedeae, the time between fertilization and hatching of the nauplius amounts to about 16 h; the metanauplius stage lasts 2 days, the calyptopis stage I also 2 days, and the calyptopis stage III up to 4 days, at water temperatures ranging from 22° to 26°C. The developmental stages of both species are described and illustrated. |
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