Table 1.
Stage name |
Stage after Meshcheriakov |
Stage,% |
Size, mm |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
(min - max) | ||||
Trochophore |
Early |
19 |
20 |
0.16 – 0.19 |
|
Middle |
20 |
25 |
0.20 – 0.24 |
|
Late |
21 |
30 |
0.25 – 0.31 |
Veliger |
Early |
22 |
35 |
0.32 – 0.40 |
|
Middle |
23 |
45 |
0.41 – 0.47 |
|
Late “hippo” |
24 |
55 |
0.48 – 0.56 |
Metamorphic |
Veliconcha |
25 |
65 |
0.57 – 0.61 |
|
|
26 |
75 |
0.62 – 0.66 |
|
|
27 |
85 |
0.67 – 0.72 |
Adult-like |
|
28 |
90 |
0.73 – 0.78 |
29 | 100 | 0.74 – 0.79 |
Interrelations between developmental stages after Mescheriakov [51], timing of embryogenesis in%, and the length of specimens in mm are shown. Five hundred specimens were measured.