Recent records of megalopae of the crab <i>Varuna litterata</i> (Fabr.) entering Natal estuaries

Abstract

An unusual occurrence Involving the stranding of many thousands of megalopae of the crab Varuna litterata on an outgoing tide is recorded. The locality was sandflats adjacent to the mouth of the Mgobezelenl estuary at Sodwana Bay, Natal, In mid-May 1985. Other records of recent local sightings are included.