Destined to become a key reference for specialists and students and a treasured book for anyone who wishes to understand "the invertebrate backbone of marine ecosystems, Atlas of Crustacean Larvae belongs on the shelf of every serious marine biologist.

Joel W. Martin is chief of the Division of Invertebrate Studies and curator of crustacea at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Jørgen Olesen is an associate professor and curator of crustacea at the Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen. Jens T. Høeg is an associate professor of biology at the University of Copenhagen.