Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington—Nos. 78, 79 and 80
Ogyridid larval characters
Ogyridid larval characters
1. | Eyestalks short, oviform, close together (Fig. 4A).page 10 |
2. | Carapace with one pair of anterolateral spines (at pterygostomial angles), and one pair of anteroventral spines; rostrum extends beyond eyes in O. delli (but not in O. limicola), with subrostral spines from zoea 2 onward (Fig. 4A). |
3. | Maxillule without outer plumose seta, and with distal lobe of endopod bearing two setae. |
4. | Exopod of maxilla from zoea 3 onward with proximal extension, with distal margin smoothly rounded, and with reduction in number of setae on outer proximal margin (Fig. 4B). |
The larvae of O. delli are further characterised by the absence of spines on abdominal somites 1-5 (as are O. limicola larvae), and by the loss of telsonic setae 2 and 3 in zoea 4.