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MORTENSEN'S “Echinopluteus of Temnopleurid—species A”1,2 is undoubtedly referable to a Salmacis species as suggested by Tennent3. The latter's account of the development of Salmacis virgulata Alexandri does not extend to metamorphosis. The present description of this tropical form is the first complete account. The temperature of the aquaria in which the larvæ were reared was maintained at 25°–26° C.
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AIYAR, R. Development of Salmacis bicolor, Agassiz. Nature 134, 899–900 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134899b0
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