Excerpt from Carb Larvae (Callinectes), In Plankton Collections From Cruises of M/V Theodore N. Gill, South Atlantic Coast of the United States, 1953-54In general, larger numbers of early stage zoeae were collected near the beaches with a progression to advanced stage zoeae occurring 20 and 40 miles offshore, and the megalops in greatest numbers were 40 or more miles offshore (figs. 3 and In Florida and Georgia early stage zoeae and the megalops were collected each month, while late stage zoeae were collected only from April to October (fig. In South Carolina and North Carolina early stage zoeae were collected from May to December, late stage zoeae from July to September, and megalops from January to December (fig.To examine the plankton samples from the Gill cruises for Callinectes larvae a 40-ml. Subsample was taken from each sample (table Then, three 4-ml. Aliquots were taken from each subsample, and the Callinectes larvae removed with the aid of a binocular microscope. The number of larvae at each stage was recorded and stored for future reference. Finally the larvae in each 4-ml. Aliquot were combined. Identification of Callinectes type larvae was based on Costlow and Bookout (1959) and unpublished work by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biologi cal Laboratory, Beaufort, n.o.81° 80'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.