Zoeal morphology ofPachygrapsus gracilis(Saussure, 1858) (Decapoda, Grapsidae) reared in the laboratory

Abstract
The larval development of Pachygrapsus gracilis was studied in the laboratory under conditions of 25°C temperature and 20, 24, 28, 32 and 34% salinity. The objective of the study was to characterize the plankton phase of life of this species.