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Stefan Koenemann, Frederick R. Schram, Armin Bloechl, Thomas
M. Iliffe, Mario Hoenemann and Christoph Held (2007). Post-embryonic
development of remipede crustaceans. Evolution & Development,
9(2):117–121. During diving explorations of anchialine cave systems on Abaco Island, Bahamas, we collected five larvae that represent different developmental stages of remipede crustaceans. Based on four early naupliar stages and a postnaupliar larva, it is possible for the first time to reconstruct the postembryonic development of Remipedia some 25 years after their discovery. These specimens begin to fill in some critical gaps in our knowledge of this important group of crustaceans.
Stefan Koenemann, Armin Bloechl and Mario Hoenemann, Institute for Animal Ecology and Cell Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17d, 30559 Hannover, Germany. - Frederick R. Schramm, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA - Thomas M. Iliffe, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Marine Biology, Galveston Texas 77553-1675, USA - Christoph Held, Stiftung Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Columbusstraße, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.
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