Microcassiope minor (Dana, 1852): a description of the first stage zoea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae)

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Published: Dec 1, 2004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.200
P.F. CLARK
Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
M.A. DIONISIO
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, Rua Mãe de Deus 9501-801 Ponta Delgada
A.C. COSTA
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, Rua Mãe de Deus 9501-801 Ponta Delgada
Abstract
The first stage zoea of Microcassiope minor (Dana, 1852) is described, illustrated and compared with thirteen other known Xanthinae. This comparison suggests that M. minor is closely related to another Atlantic Ocean xanthid, Nanocassiope melanodactyla (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867). Such an affinity may indicate that the genus Nanocassiope Guinot, 1967) is not a homogenous taxon.
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