“…Signifi cant advances have been made in completing the larval cycle under hatchery conditions for Palinurid lobsters. The larval culture requirements for spiny lobsters, including J. edwardsii, P. japonicus, P. ornatus and others, are currently under investigation (for review see Jones, 2009;Phillips and Matsuda 2011). Complete larval development to metamorphosis has been reported in at least eight species: P. japonicus, P. longipes, P. homarus, P. penicillatus, P. argus (Kittaka and Booth, 2000;Goldstein et al, 2008) J. edwardsii, Sagmariasus (Jasus) verreauxi (Kittaka et al, 1997) and P. ornatus (Smith et al, 2009b).…”