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We also compared our diagnostic features to zoeae from<br />

other areas. C. bairdi zoeae from Lower Cook Inlet, <strong>Alaska</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> Kodiak Is., <strong>Alaska</strong> exhibited all three characteristics<br />

listed in Table 2 for C. bairdi Stage I zoeae. Stage II<br />

C. bairdi which we obtained from plankton samples collected<br />

from Lower Cook Inlet, <strong>Alaska</strong> also exhibited all three of<br />

the characteristics listed in Table 2 for that stage.<br />

C. opilio zoeae (only 10 obtained) from the western Beaufort<br />

Sea (where C. bairdi does not occur) exhibited all the<br />

characteristics listed in Table 2 for C. opilio Stage I <strong>and</strong><br />

II zoeae. We thus feel that the additional species characters<br />

described in this paper have general applicability to the<br />

species descriptions. In our study we found it necessary<br />

to use these characters in addition to the diagnostic feature<br />

suggested by Haynes (1981) to distinguish between zoeal larvae<br />

of C. bairdi <strong>and</strong> C. opilio.<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

This research was supported by the Outer Continental<br />

Shelf Environmental Assessment Program of the Bureau of<br />

L<strong>and</strong> Management (Contract NA-81-RAC-00059) <strong>and</strong> the National<br />

Science Foundation (Processes <strong>and</strong> <strong>Resources</strong> of the Bering<br />

Sea Shelf; NSF grant DPP76-23340). We are grateful to<br />

Dr. T.S. English, Dr. R. Horner, K. Daly <strong>and</strong> A.J. Paul for<br />

making additional zooplankton samples <strong>and</strong> crab larvae<br />

collections available to this study for examination. We<br />

thank Valerie Munzlinger for kindly typing this manuscript.<br />

This paper is Contribution Number 588 of the School of<br />

Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle.<br />

LITERATURE CITED<br />

Haynes, E. 1973. Description of the prezoea <strong>and</strong> Stage II<br />

zoeae of Chionoecetes bairdi <strong>and</strong> C. opilio (Oxyrhyncha,<br />

Oregoniinae). Fish. Bull., U.S. 71: 769-775.<br />

Haynes, E. 1981. Description of Stage II zoeae of snow crab,<br />

Chionoecetes bairdi, (Oxyrhyncha, Majidae) from plankton<br />

of Lower Cook Inlet, <strong>Alaska</strong>. Fish. Bull., U.S., 79: 177-<br />

182.<br />

Jewett, S.C. <strong>and</strong> R.E. Haight. 1977. Description of megalopa<br />

of snow crab, Chionoecetes bairdi (Majidae, subfamily<br />

Oregoniinae). Fish. Bull., U.S. 75: 459-463.<br />

Johnson, A.G. 1976. Electrophoretic evidence of hybrid snow<br />

crab, Chionoecetes bairdi x opitio. Fish. Bull., U.S.<br />

74: 693-694.<br />

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