A freak twin trilobite larva of the Indian horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas (Muller)

Abstract

Early embryonic stages of a horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas were studied using micrographs of live embryo. A freak egg showing two trilobite larvae bridged with each other was noticed on 38th day after fertilization. Morphology of this egg has been described