Identifier: marinebiological21914cape (find matches)
Title: Marine biological report for the year ended ... and the half year ending ..
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Subjects: Marine biology
Publisher: Cape Town : Cape Times Ltd., Govt. printers
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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setae, the otherappendages becoming suddenly relatively elongated,and the outer branch of the walking legs develop-ing swimming setae. 3. The puerulus, in which the antennules are relatively smaller the antennae large and uniramous. Thepleopods are biramous and act as swimming organs.There are only a few spines on the carapace. 4. The calcareous stage, in which deposits of carbonate of lime appear in the cuticle. The pleopods becomereduced, and lose their swimming functions. The complete life history of the Cape crawfish is not, how-ever, yet known, there being several gaps in the series ofspecimens procured. Thus, no stages have been found betweenthe phyllosoma of 3 -8 mm. in length and those of 24 mm.From this the series is fairly complete up to 37 mm. The largest gap, however, is between the oldest phyllosomaand the puerulus. Whether or not the puerulus with itsmuch-shortened body and legs, its curved shield, etc., at asingle moult assumes these characteristics, is as yet unknown.
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