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Calapídeos do litoral brasileiro (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
This dissertation deals with all crustaceans species under the family CALAPPIDAE, occurring on the Brazilian coast. It consists of the following divisions: introduction, bibliographic revision, material and methods, results, conclusions and bibliographical references. The taxonomic section includes …
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Sistemática filogenética dos Gecarcinidae H. Milne Edwards (Crustacea - Brachyura)
This paper deals with the phylogenetic systematics of land crabs of the family Gecarcinidae. It includes the recognition and description of the gecarcinid genera as well species of Gecarcinus. Emphasis is placed on the reconstruction of their phylogeny. Sixty-six morphological characters were …
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A REVISION OF THE FAMILY EUMEDONIDAE DANA, 1853 (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, BRACHYURA, XANTHOIDEA)
The family Eumedonidae, sensu Stevcic et al. (1988), contains nine genera and 26 species. On the basis of a large series of specimens from the Indo-West Pacific region and the examination of available type specimens, the family Eumedonidae Dana, 1853, is here revised. lt now contains 12 genera and …
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The larval development of Pinnixa Longpipes (Lockington, 1877) (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae), reared in the laboratory
<p>The Pea Crab, Pinniza longpies, is commensal with the tube building polychaete, Axiothella rubrocincta. This worm constructs U-shaped tubes in san-mud substrata of bays and estuaries along the Pacific coast. The pronounced lateral elongation and diminutive size of p. Longpies enable it to move …
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Hidden Diversity of Madagascan Freshwater Crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea) Revealed by Morphological and Molecular Studies
<p>This study focuses on the freshwater crab fauna of the island of Madagascar. Relatively little is known about the species diversity of the island’s freshwater crabs and their phylogenetic relationships. Chapter 1 is based on a newly published molecular phylogeny that used the highest taxonomic …
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Physiological and Behavioral Studies of Color Vision in Fiddler Crabs (Brachyura, Ocypodidae, Genus Uca)
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Studies on the biology of the Indo-Pacific sandy shore crab, Matuta lunaris Forskål (Brachyura: Calappidae)
… sandy shore crab, Matuta lunaris(Forskal)(Brachyura: Calappidae) were investigated, using samples collected in monthly intervals from Pallarenda beach, Townsville, Australia, between April, 1984 and May, 1985. The relative growth patterns of 15 morphological characters were determined using …
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AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF CRABS OF THE SUPERFAMILY PORTUNOIDEA RAFINESQUE, 1815 FROM THE PHILIPPINES (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: BRACHYURA)
The present revised checklist of the Portunoidea of the Philippines contains 115 species of 27 genera/subgenera, including one new genus, two new species and 8 new records for the Philippines. As a result of this work, 2 other new species are described from elsewhere in the Indo-West Pacific. The …
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Taxonomía integrativa y colecciones científicas como herramientas en la actualización del conocimiento de los cangrejos marinos africanos (decapoda brachyura)
Los cangrejos constituyen un grupo de crustáceos decápodos excepcionalmente diverso y abundante. Juegan un rol crítico en la salud de los ecosistemas o hábitats como los arrecifes de coral, manglares, pantanos y aguas costeras, son un componente clave en los ecosistemas bentónicos y …
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Biologia populacional do caranguejo-uçá Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Crustaceae, Decapoda, Brachyura) no estuário do rio Maracaípe, Ipojuca, PE
A biologia pesqueira objetiva investigar o ciclo de vida das espécies que estão sujeitas à pesca e ás alterações dinâmicas que acontecem com o seu tamanho e estrutura etária como conseqüência dessa exploração. O caranguejo Ucides cordatus é um crustáceo de grande importância ecológica, social e …
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STUDIES ON THE SYSTEMATICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE BRACHYURA IN MALAYA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE FAMILIES PORTUNIDAE AND MAJIDAE
… all species of other important families of Brachyura known to exist to date in Malaya have been listed. The families included are the Dromiidae, Calappidae, Leucosiidae, Dorippidae, Parthenopidae, Xanthidae, Goneplacidae, Grapsidae, and Ocyopdidae. Each species in these families has been …
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Zoés, megalopa e estágios juvenis iniciais de Cryptodromiopsis antillensis (Stimpson, 1858): implicações sobre a monofilia dos Dromiacea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
… megalopa. The ontogenetic pattern of the Archaeobrachyura sensu GUINOT (1978) was also studied. Ontogenetic data don't support the group of Archaeobrachyura. The following ontogenetic characters diagnoses Homoloidea: 4-6 setae and aesthetasc setae in the protopod of the antennule in the zoea 1; …
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Avaliação dos aspectos biológicos do Siri-azul Callinectes danae, Smith, 1869 (Brachyura: Portunidae) através de indicadores morfofisiológicos : um estudo no litoral Norte de Pernambuco
Callinectes danae possui grande importância ecológica nos ecossistemas marinho- estuarinos tanto na manutenção de teias tróficas quanto na importância econômica das comunidades pesqueiras. O presente estudo analisou a biologia reprodutiva do Callinectes danae correlacionando-a com os indicadores …
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Systematics, biogeography and functional morphology of the Box Crabs (Family Calappidae)
… condition), they are one of the few brachyuran families capable of burying completely in soft substrata. This study aims to review the systematics of the family and to examine the phylogenetic and functional implications of the oxystomatous condition in an evolutionary and …
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La riproduzione dei condroitti come elemento chiave per la loro conservazione e gestione nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale
… Etmopterus spinax, Galeus melastomus, Raja brachyura, R. miraletus and Squalus blainville). All these species are included in the IUCN red lists. The adoption of standardized maturity scales for oviparous and viviparous species, through the observation of macroscopic reproductive systems, …