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Figure. Paralarval stages of C. picteti from Hawaiian waters (Young, 1991): A - Side view of head, 2.4 mm ML; note the virtual absence of a brachial pillar at this stage. The esophagus within the brachial pillar (apparent in later stages) occupies a central position. B - Ventral and dorsal views, 2.8 mm ML. C - Ventral and dorsal views, 7.7 mm ML. D - Ventral and dorsal views, 12 mm ML. The median chromatophore between the eyes on the ventral surface of the head is an important systematic character. Scale bar is 1 mm. Drawings from Young (1991).
References
Young, R. E. 1991. Chiroteuthid and related paralarvae from Hawaiian waters. Bull. Mar. Sci., 49: 162-185.
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