External Description of the Embryonic Development of the Prawn, Macrobrachium Americanum Bate, 1868 (decapoda, Palaemonidae) Based on the Staging Method
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The embryonic changes during the development of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium americanum are described from observations made on live embryos based on the percentage-staging method. Eggs were observed with a stereomicroscope to obtain descriptions of embryonic periods. This prawn has an incubation time of 18 days at 24◦C. Ten periods are described and illustrated. A comparison of this developmental process with those of congeneric species is included.
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