2. Larval Development and First Post-Larval Stage of Jaxea novaezealandiae with Keys to Larvae known of the Genus Jaxea and to First Stage Post-Larvae of the Family Laomediidae - Studies on Thalassinid Crustacea (Decapoda, Macrura Reptantia) with a Description of a New Jaxea from New Zealand and an Account of its Larval Development

Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. Larvae of the genus Jaxea are striking, long-necked, Lucifer-like zoeae to which the name of "Trachelifer" was given by Brook (1889). New Zealand trachelifer larvae, first taken in the Bay of Islands, were assigned by Gurney (1924) to Jaxea on the basis of their resemblance to larvae of J. nocturna from the northern hemisphere. Trachelifer larva...