Abstract
ABSTRACT The present study provides information on the morphology of stomatopod larvae found in two different reef systems which are also considered national parks: the Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (SAVNP) and Arrecife Puerto Morelos (APMNP). Zooplankton samples were collected at 26 stations of the SAVNP and four stations of the APMNP. Stomatopod larvae were identified and classified by their larval stage. We found representatives of three stomatopod superfamilies: the superfamily Gonodactyloidea Giesbrecht, 1910 was represented by Neogonodactylus oerstedii (Hansen, 1895), Neogonodactylus wennerae Manning and Heard, 1997, and Pseudosquillidae genus and species indeterminate; the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea Giesbrecht, 1910 was represented by Lysiosquilloidea genus and species indeterminate, Lysiosquilla sp., Lysiosquilla scabricauda (Lamarck, 1818) and Nannosquilla adkisoni Camp and Manning, 1982; the superfamily Squilloidea was represented by larvae of Alima neptuni (Linnaeus, 1768), Squilla spp., and Squilla empusa Say, 1818. We were able to identify and describe four stages of larval development for representatives of these superfamilies. This is the first study describing several stages of larval development of different species of the stomatopods from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Highlights
The order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817 consists of 481 species distributed in the tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world (Reaka et al, 2009)
The most recent account of species of adult stomatopods in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea lists 45 species contained in four superfamilies and 11 families (Reaka et al 2009; García-Calzada, 2013)
Four complete larval development of the 45 species found in the area have been described in laboratory (Manning and Provenzano, 1963; Provenzano and Manning, 1978; Morgan and Provenzano, 1979; Morgan and Goy, 1987; Rodrigues and Manning, 1992)
Summary
The order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817 consists of 481 species distributed in the tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world (Reaka et al, 2009) During their development, stomatopods pass through different larval stages and could form part of both zooplankton and benthos (Ahyong et al, 2014). Four morphological types of stomatopod larvae are known: antizoea and pseudozoea are early larval stages, while erichthus and alima are late larval stages (Ahyong, 2004; Schram et al, 2013). These forms do not necessarily have to be sequential. This larva differs from the erichthus by presenting a ventral spine on the antennular segment and four or more intermediate denticles on the telson (Ahyong et al, 2014)
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