The early larval development of the tropical reef lobster Enoplometopus antillensis Lütken (Astacidea, Enoplometopidae) reared in the laboratory

Abstract

The early stages of the tropical reef lobster Enoplometopus antillensis Lütken, 1865 were described and illustrated in detail from specimens reared in the laboratory. Ovigerous females were captured in their habitat, at a depth of about 15 meters and transported to the laboratory. The larvae were reared in a recirculation water tank for approximately 15 days and then transferred to four 10 liters aquariums. The larvae were fed on Artemia sp. nauplii. Microalgae Dunaliella viridis was added daily to the culture. The larvae moulted seven times progressing through the zoea VIII. Megalopa stage was not achieved. The intermoulting period of each stage averaged from eight to 12 days. Morphological comparisons with previous reports are briefly discussed.

Records of crustacean decapodid stages from the family Enoplometopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in the pelagic environment of the western Indian Ocean

“…Very little is known about their reproduction and growth, including data on ontogenetic morphological changes. Several development stages were partially described for the single species Enoplometopus antillensis Lütken, 1865 [Abrunhosa et al, 2007;Martin et al, 2014], and some peculiarities of juveniles' claw armament were described for E. crosnieri [Chan, Ng, 2008].…”

Structure and diversity of the lobster community on the Amazon continental shelf

“…Other studies include those of Cutrim et al (2001), Porto et al (2005) and Silva et al (2002Silva et al ( , 2003Silva et al ( , 2008 in northern Brazil, Fausto-Filho (1966) in the northeast, Serejo et al (2006Serejo et al ( , 2007 in the southeast and D'Incao (1999) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the extreme south. Santana et al (2007) described the larvae, and Abrunhosa et al (2007Abrunhosa et al ( ,2008 raised larvae in the laboratory in the state of Ceará. Recently, Cavalcante et al (2011) and Silva & Fonteles-Filho (2011) analysed the strategies adopted in the country for the harvesting of spiny lobsters.…”