Egg envelopes and cuticle renewal in Porcellio embryos and marsupial mancas
An important adaptation to land habitats in terrestrial isopod crustaceans is development of embryos in a Chalk fluid-filled female brood pouch, marsupium.The study brings insight into the structure and protective role of egg envelopes and cuticle renewal during ontogenetic development of Porcellio embryos and marsupial mancas.Egg envelopes cover e