title: The complete larval development of the mud shrimp Upogebia vasquezi (Gebiidea: Upogebiidae) reared in the laboratory.
abstract: The larval development of Upogebia vasquezi consists of four zoeal stages and a megalopa. In the present study, each larval stage was described and illustrated in detail. The first two stages are re-described in order to provide a detailed comparison with the data available for this species recorded in a previous study. The morphological features of all the stages are compared with those of the larvae of other Upogebia species reported previously in the literature. Broad morphological similarities and distinctions were found among most Upogebia species. The main interspecific variations in the morphology of the zoeal stages are the segmentation pattern of the antennular endopod and number of aesthetascs, the number of setae on the scaphognathite and the presence or absence of a mandibular palp.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Pesqueira e Manejo dos Recursos Aquáticos, Grupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia de Crustáceos da Amazônia (GPECA). Avenida Perimetral, 2651, Bairro Montese, Belém, Pará, Brasil.; Email: danybrito@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Danielly Brito
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biologia Pesqueira e Manejo dos Recursos Aquáticos, Grupo de Pesquisa em Ecologia de Crustáceos da Amazônia (GPECA). Avenida Perimetral, 2651, Bairro Montese, Belém, Pará, Brasil.; Email: jussara@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Jussara Moretto
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martinelli-Lemos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Campus Universitário de Bragança, Laboratório de Carcinologia. Alameda Leandro Ribeiro s/n, Bairro Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, Brasil.; Email: faraujo@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Fernando Araújo
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Abrunhosa
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D033364:Decapoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007753:Laboratories; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male