• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2004

The first zoea of R. uritai is described in detail, based on laboratory-hatched material. The first zoea of R. uritai can be distinguished from that of R. conspiciocellus and R. durbanensis by the rostrum downwards, overreaching distal margin of the outer flagellum of the antenna, the endopod of the antenna with short seta as well as long plumose seta distally, and the scale of the antenna six-segmented. The shape of the telson can be a distinguishing character of the first zoea of Rhynchocinetes from that of Cinetorhynchus.