E. S. Kornienko, O. M. Korn - A key for the identification of the zoeae of common species of hermit crabs (Decapoda: Paguroidea) of Vostok Bay, the Sea of Japan

BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2016, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 368-374

A key for the identification of the zoeae of common species of hermit crabs (Decapoda: Paguroidea) of Vostok Bay, the Sea of Japan

A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041

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A key for the identification of the zoeae of hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea) in the plankton of Vostok Bay (the Sea of Japan) has been created based on the larval external morphology and live coloration. The time of hatching and the duration of occurrence of diogenid and pagurid larvae in this area have been determined.

Key words: zoeae, larvae, hermit crabs, Diogenidae, Paguridae, Sea of Japan.