The puerulus of the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus (Latreille 1804) (Crustacea: Decapoda)
Lyons WG and Hunt JH. 1997. The puerulus of the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus (Latreille 1804) (Crustacea: Decapoda). Marine and Freshwater Research. 48:491-495
The puerulus of Panulirus guttatus is described from specimens collected at Florida reefs. Preliminary examination by scanning electron microscopy of the spatulate antennal tip of a P. guttatus puerulus revealed no qualitative features different than those previously described for the tapered antennal tip of P. cygnus. The unique combination of morphological characters of the P. guttatus puerulus requires minor adjustment to a recently proposed evolutionary classification of Panulirus based on pueruli. Abstract provided by author.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lyons, W; Hunt, J
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Crustacea, decapoda, Ecology, Morphology, Panulirus guttatus, Puerulus, Spotted spiny lobsters