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Fig. 2

From: An atlas of larval organogenesis in the European shore crab Carcinus maenas L. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)

Fig. 2

a - lateral view of a Zoea IV (autofluorescence of cuticle). b - higher magnification of specimen in A showing cephalic and thoracic appendages, the colour code corresponds to Fig. 1A. c: Zoea IV, 3D-reconstruction of selected organs (colour code see Fig. 3) to indicate the sectioning planes shown in Figs. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. Abbreviations: A1 - first antenna, A2 - second antenna, Da - dactylus of the first pereiopod (chela), Md - mandible, Mx1 - first maxilla, Mx2 - second maxilla, Mxp1 - first maxilliped, Mxp2 - second maxilliped, Mxp3 - third maxilliped, P - pereiopod anlagen, Pl - pleopod anlagen, Pr - Propodus of the first pereiopod (chela)

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