Epibiosis and molting in two species of Callinectes (Decapoda: Portunidae) from Brazil

 

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Nhiều tác giả: Negreiros-Fransozo, M L, Costa, T M, Fransozo, A
Định dạng: artículo original
Trạng thái:Versión publicada
Ngày xuất bản:1995
Miêu tả:The external infestatíon of Callinectes omatus Ordway, 1863 and Callinectes danae Smith, 1869, in particular cirrípeds, was studied for two consecutive years in the Ubatuba Bay (SP) (230 26' S and 45° 02' W). Bryozoans, polychaetes and cirripeds were found on both swimming crab species, but cirrípeds were the most abundant and frequent. The number of infested swimming crabs increased proportionally to carapace size, but not surpassing 30 %, suggesting an absence of terminal anecdysis in both species. The establishment of the pernicious organisrns on their hosts is influenced by other factors, such as their habit of burying thernselves in sediments. The correlation between molting activity in adult specimens of both sexes and the low incidence of epizoonts suggest that C. omatus and C. danae may be molting after maturity.
Quốc gia:Portal de Revistas UCR
Tổ chức giáo dục:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ngôn ngữ:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22436
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/22436
Từ khóa:epibiosis
infestation
swimming crab
portunidae
cirríped
molt