Liomera rugata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834 )

Al-Haj, Ahmed E., Kumar, A. A. J., El-Sherbiny, Mohsen M., Al-Sofyani, Abdulmohsin, Crosby, Michael P. & Al-Aidaroos, Ali M., 2019, Descriptions of the first zoeas of ten xanthid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda Xanthoidea) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Zootaxa 4686 (3), pp. 301-345 : 324

Liomera rugata (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

( Figs. 19–21 )

Zoea I. Size (mean ± sd): CW = 0.82 ± 0.01 mm; CL = 0.93 ± 0.2 mm; TT = 1.5 ± 0.03 mm.

Cephalothorax ( Fig. 19a ). Dorsal spine long, straight, curved distally with many small spines; rostral spine straight, shorter than protopod of antenna; lateral spines straight, short with small spines on dorsal margin; anterodorsal surface with many small spines; one pair of posterodorsal setae; eyes sessile.

Antennule ( Fig. 19b ). Uniramous; endopod absent; exopod unsegmented with 4 broad, aesthetascs, one slender terminal seta.

Antenna ( Fig. 19c ). Protopodal process multispinulate, longer than rostral spine; small endopod bud; exopod small, 12% length of protopod with 3 setae.

Maxillule ( Fig. 20a ). Coxal endite with 7 plumodenticulate setae; basial endite with 5 (2 cuspidate, 3 plumodenticulate) setae; endopod 2-segmented, proximal segment with one simple seta, distal segment with 2+4 setae; exopod setae absent.

Maxilla ( Fig. 20b ). Coxal endite bilobed with 4+4 plumodenticulate setae; basial endite with 5+3 setae; endopod unsegmented, bilobed with 3+5 plumodenticulate setae; exopod (scaphognathite) margin with 4 plumose setae, one stout distal process.

First maxilliped ( Fig. 20c ). One coxal seta present; basial endite with 10 medial simple setae arranged 2+2+3+3; endopod 5-segmented with 3,2,1,2 (plumose),1+4 setae respectively; exopod 2-segmented, distal segment with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae.

Second maxilliped ( Fig. 20d ). One coxal seta present; basial endite with 4 medial simple setae arranged 1+1+1+1; endopod 3-segmented with 1,1 (plumose), 6 setae. Exopod 2-segmented, distal segment with 4 terminal plumose natatory setae.

Pleon ( Fig. 21a ). Five somites; somite 2 with one pair of dorsolateral processes directed anteriorly; somite 3 with one pair of dorsolateral processes directed posteriorly; somite 1 with rounded posterolateral processes, somites 2–5 with short posterolateral spinous processes; somite 1without setae, somites 2–5 each with one pair of posterodorsal setae.

Telson ( Fig. 21b ). Each fork gradually curved distally with 2 lateral and 1 medial spines; inner margin with 3 pairs of stout spinulate setae.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Liomera rugata H. Milne Edwards, 1834, zoea I; a) anterior view of cephalothorax; b) antennule; c) antenna.

FIGURE 20. Liomera rugata H. Milne Edwards, 1834, zoea I; a) maxillule; b) maxilla; c) first maxilliped; d) second maxilliped.

FIGURE 21. Liomera rugata H. Milne Edwards, 1834, zoea I; a) dorsal view of pleon; b) dorsal view of fork of telson.