Morphology of the larval stages of a Mediterranean population of the allochthonous Say’s mud crab, Dyspanopeus sayi (Decapoda: Brachyura: Panopeidae)
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Publication date
2013-04-15ISSN
0214-8358
Abstract
In this study the complete larval development (including four zoeal stages and a megalopa stage) of
Dyspanopeus sayi is described and illustrated in detail based on larvae reared in the laboratory. Ovigerous females were collected in Alfacs Bay, Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean) where the species was recently introduced. These larval stages were compared with others collected in the plankton from the same area, the larval stages described previously for this species and the larval stages of the two other Panopeidae that inhabit the Iberian Peninsula: Panopeus africanus and Rhithropanopeus harrisii. Differences were found in both zoeal and megalopal larval characters between D. sayi and the other two species, which could raise doubt about their placement in the same family.
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
639 - Hunting. Fishing. Fish breeding
Pages
12
Publisher
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Is part of
Scientia Marina
Citation
Marco-Herrero, Elena, Guillermo Guerao and José A. Cuesta. 2013. “Morphology of the larval stages of a Mediterranean population of the allochthonous Say’s mud crab, Dyspanopeus sayi (Decapoda: Brachyura: Panopeidae)”. Scientia Marina 77 (2): 341-352. doi: 10.3989/scimar.03815.15A.
Grant agreement number
MICINN-FEDER/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/CGL2009-11225/ES/ /MEGALO-PADN
MICINN/Programa Nacional de Formación de Recursos Humanos/BES-2010-033297/ES/ /
Program
Aqüicultura
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