Pcnaeus brasiliensis Latreille — Continued 



Study material — Continued ^'"se 



Jamaica 564 



Puerto Rico 564 



Virgin Islands 564 



St. Thomas 564 



St. CroLx 564 



Lesser Antilles 564 



Antigua 564 



Aruba-Curagao 564 



Mexico 564 



Quintana Rod 564 



Nicaragua 564 



Panama 564 



Colombia 565 



Venezuela 565 



Trinidad 565 



Tobago 565 



Guyana 565 



Surinam 565 



French Guiana 565 



Brazil 565 



Maranhao 565 



Ceard 565 



Bahia 565 



Espirito Santo 565 



Rio de Janeiro 565 



Sao Paulo 566 



Santa Catarina 566 



Diagnosis 566 



Description 566 



Rostrum 566 



Carapace 566 



Antennules 566 



Antennae 567 



Thoracic appendages 567 



Abdomen 567 



Petasma 567 



Appendix masculina 568 



Thelycum 568 



Color 568 



Distribution and morphological variations 568 



Relationships 571 



Reproduction 573 



Subadult stage-sexual maturity 573 



Copulation 575 



Ovary development and spawning 575 



Sex ratio 575 



Postembryonic development 575 



Larvae, postlarvae, and juveniles 575 



Growth 575 



Sex differences in size 575 



Ecology 575 



Substrate 575 



Diel cycle 575 



Movements 575 



Effects of temperature 576 



Effects of salinity 576 



Enemies and diseases 576 



Commercial importance 576 



LITERATURE CITED 577 



SYSTEMATIC INDEX 591 



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