Bramidae: L II C1

Unknown

Egg diameter in µm

Number of oil globules

Diameter of oil globule in µm

Yolk texture

Perivitelline space

Position of oil globule at hatch

Gut length   at eye- pigment stage

Myomeres

1080

1

220

clear

 narrow

stern

30% of NL

ca.50

Egg: When collected this egg had no chromatophores on the developing larva, and a clear oil globule. No further notes were taken.

Larva: Upon hatching, the fine yellow spots in a line near the edge of the finfolds, and high myomere count, suggested a species not seen before. At 4 days, the larva looked like a bramid (C), but unfortunately failed to yield a barcode.

This egg has only been seen once in October 2002, but is listed here in the hope another will turn up and yield a barcode.