FLUCTUATIONS OF LIPIDS DURING THE MOULT CYCLE IN BARYTELPHUSA GUERINI

The crustaceans constitute about 30,000 species .They are important from both biological and ecological point of view.The Y-organ is a moulting gland in crustaceans that secrete ecdysteroids,a moulting hormone,which is a dietary lipid.The concentration of lipids fluntuates during the moult cycle.