Macrura


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Ma`cru´ra


n. pl.1.(Zool.) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Hatching in the fresh-water shrimp, Potimirim glabra (Kingsley) (Macrura, Atyidae).
Possible Mechanisms of Hatching from Egg Capsules in the Gastropods Crepipatella dilatata and Crepipatella peruviana, Species with Different Modes of Early Development
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The superfamily Bopyrina included three families as Dajidae (parasitic in the incubatory chamber or on the dorsal surface of the Mysids and Euphosiids), Bopyridae (in branchial cavity or on the abdominal cavity of the Anomuran and Macrura) and Entoniscidae (in visceral cavity of Brachyura and Anomura) (Hartnoll, 1960).
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The Crustacea Decapoda Macrura (the Alpheidae excepted) of Easter Island.
Record of stomatopods and decapods, including descriptions of the species of commercial interest from the submarine rises and surrounding waters of the Chilean oceanic islands (southeastern Pacific Ocean)
A revision of the family Scyllaridae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Macrura).
Slipper lobsters (Scyllaridae) off the southeastern coast of Brazil: relative growth, population structure, and reproductive biology
The occurrence of the crayfish Orconectes virilis (Hagen, 1870) in Montana, USA (Decapoda, Macrura, Astacidae).
Growth, length-weight relationships, and condition associated with gender and sexual stage in the invasive northern crayfish, orconectes virilis hagen, 1870 (decapoda, cambaridae)
We found that mayflies Baetia rhodani, Siphlonurus alternatus and Caenis macrura were more abundant in and below HPP dams.
Influence of hydropower dams on the state of macroinvertebrates assemblages in the Virvyte River, Lithuania
Aspectos da reproducao do camarao sete-barbas Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller) (Dacapoda, macrura), na costa do Estado do Ceara.
Population parameters of the shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862) (Crustacea, Penaeidae), caught by artisanal fisheries in Anchieta, Espirito Santo State/Parametros populacionais do camarao Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller, 1862) (Crustacea, Penaeidae) capturados na pesca artesanal em Anchieta, Estado do Espirito Santo
Megalopae were fed daily once with Moina macrura and newly hatched Artemia nauplii maintaining cell densities at 3 numbers/mL and 5 numbers/mL, respectively and twice daily with freshly prepared egg custard at the rate of 0.5 g/1000 L of water.
Survival rate and development period of the larvae of portunus pelagicus (decapoda, brachyura, portunidae) in relation to temperature and salinity
In this analysis, Anastrepha macrura Hendel (22 d) (12 ), Anastrepha n.
Diversity of frugivorous flies (Diptera: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) and their relationship with host plants (angiospermae) in environments of South Pantanal Region, Brazil

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