Note on the first phyllosoma stages of Palinurellus wieneckii (de Man, 1881) and Puerulus aff. angulatus (Bate, 1888) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Synaxidae and Palinuridae) from New Caledonia

We describe the first stage phyllosoma (‘phyllamphion’)larvae of two species taken from the plankton off New Caledoniaand which we refer to as Palinurellus wieneckii (de Man, 1881)and Puerulus aff. angulatus (Bate, 1888).     

On the First Phyllosoma Stage of Parribacus caledonicus Holthuis, 1960, Scyllarides squammosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) and Arctides regalis Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae) from New Caledonia

The first stage phyllosoma of Parribacus caledonicus, Scyllaridessquammosus and Arctides regalis hatched in aquaria from berriedfemales are described and illustrated. The three phyllosomataare very similar but they can be distinguished by three characters:total length, ratio of total length to third pereiopod lengthand the setation and spination on the second maxilla. A summaryis provided of those morphological characters of the first phyllosomataattributed to these genera in the literature.