Fig. 10

Prehatching embryos and presumptive postlarval instar 1 of Pallenopsis vanhoeffeni. SEM micrographs (A–D’) and stereomicroscopic images of Sytox-stained specimen (E, E’). A & B Prehatching specimen. Ventral (A) and lateral (B) views. Note pieces of at least one embryonic cuticle covering the proboscis tip and walking leg anlagen. C & D Hatching specimen. Ventral (C) and lateral (D) views. Note one or two additional cuticular layers that are still attached/being molted in some areas of the specimen (white and black small arrows in details C′ and D’). E & E’ Molting postlarval instar 1. E Ventro-lateral view. White arrowheads trace the cuticle that is being molted in the posterior body region. E’ Detail of posterior body pole. Black arrowheads point at the tips of walking legs 1 and 2, their respective main claws remain pressed into the propodus. White arrowheads trace the cuticle that is being molted. Abbreviations: ch – cheliphore; ovl – ovigeral larval limb; pal – palpal larval limb; pr – proboscis; wl – walking leg