Three zoeal stages of the crab Metopograpsus messor are described and illustrated from laboratory reared material. The description of
the first zoea in the present study is compared with previous descriptions of four species of Metopograpsus. It is distinguished by the absence of carapace lateral spines.
A. M. AI-Aidaroos. (2005) THE FIRST THREE ZOEAL STAGES OF THE CRAB METOPOGRAPSUS MESSOR (FORSKÅL, 1775) [CRUSTACEA:BRACHYURA: GRAPSIDAE] , , Volume 2, Issue 1.
