Abstract
The zoeal and megalopal stages of Pagurus armatus (Dana) reared under laboratory conditions are described and illustrated. Development in this, the second Pacific species of the bernhardus group to be documented, is compared with the larval morphology described for three other species of this group. With one exception, the length of the posterolateral spines of the fifth abdominal somite, species of the group show considerable morphological similarity. Zoeal morphology lends support to the hypothesis that the bernhardus group is monophyletic.
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