Muthu, M S and Pillai, N N and George, K V (1979) Larval development - Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne Edwards). CMFRI Bulletin, 28. pp. 40-49.
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Abstract
The complete larval development of Metapenaeus affinis was studied by rearing them in the labor-toy at Narakkal. At the rearing temperature of 25.2° C-27.0° C the embryo takes 15 to 17 hours to hatch out; the najplius transforms into protozoea I 42 to 56 hours after it hatches out of the egg, the protozoea stage lasts for 4 to 8 days and the mysis I takes 6 to 9 days to transform into postlarva I. Complete larval development from egg stage to postlarva I takes 14 to 23 days. 6 nauplius substages, 3 protozoea substages, 5 mysis substages and 2 intermediate stages were observed during the course of development. All the larval substages are described and illustrated and compared with the earlier descriptions of this species.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Larval development; Metapenaeus affinis |
| Subjects: | Eggs and Larvae Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division |
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| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2010 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/668 |
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