Planes on a Snake? On the Identities of Crab Larvae Rafting on Sea Snakes [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.We sequenced COI and 16S rRNA genes from 106 crab megalopae found rafting on the pelagic sea snake Hydrophis platurus to test whether they were the obligate rafting species Planes minutus. Instead, all larvae belonged to three inter‐ to supratidal grapsid crabs—Pachygrapsus socius, Goniopsis pulchra, and Grapsus grapsus—revealing no evidence of Planes.
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Predicting diet in brachyuran crabs using external morphology [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Morphological traits have often been used to predict diet and trophic position of species across many animal groups. Variation in gut size of closely related animals is known to be a good predictor of dietary habits. Species that are more herbivorous or that persist on low-quality diets often have larger stomachs than their carnivorous counterparts ...
Katia Quezada-Villa +14 more
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The mitogenome of the crab Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesThe mitochondrial genome of Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765), a rocky shore crab distributed across the Macaronesian archipelagos and the eastern Atlantic, was sequenced and annotated for the first time.
Cátia Alves +9 more
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Revealing the Diverse Allergenic Protein Repertoire of Six Widely Consumed Crab Species: A Species‐Specific Allergen in King Crab [PDF]
Allergy, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 1500-1521, May 2026.This study comprehended the allergen profiles of six edible crab species using proteomic and transcriptomic analyses and identified 11 putative allergens. King crab has a distinct protein and allergen profile, with the discovery of malate dehydrogenase as a novel king crab‐specific allergen registered as Para c 11.
Shanshan Li +11 more
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Discovery of an unidentified species of nicothoid copepod infesting cancrid crabs in Santa Barbara, California [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 106, Issue 12, December 2025.
Jaden E. Orli +6 more
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Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of the Tuerkayana (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) Genus Based on Whole Mitochondrial Genome Sequences [PDF]
Biology, 2023 Tuerkayana is of particular interest because it has been separated, in recent years, from Cardisoma and Discoplax but studies of its taxonomic status, especially from a whole mitochondrial genome perspective, have been lacking.
Zhengfei Wang +5 more
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Contrasting population genetic structure of three semi‐terrestrial brachyuran crabs on the coast of the Japanese archipelago [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAnthropogenic activities have reduced ecotones between the ocean and land, which is likely to threaten the population of brackish‐water brachyuran crabs.
Takeshi Yuhara +4 more
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Mangrove Rehabilitation and Brachyuran Crab Biodiversity in Ranong, Thailand
DiversityMangroves rehabilitated after deforestation by commercial exploitation must be monitored to confirm that key ecosystem functions are being restored.
Elizabeth C. Ashton, Donald J. Macintosh
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THE NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEM OF BRACHYURAN CRUSTACEA ,
The Biological Bulletin, 1952 1. The land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis (Freminville), was selected as the principal subject for this study of anatomical relationships existing between neurosecretory centers in the eyestalks and brain of brachyuran Crustacea. Observations were also made on ten other species of crabs.2.
Bliss, Dorothy E. +1 more
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Brachyuran Crabs Collected at Curaçao [PDF]
Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 1924 In 1920 a report ¹) on Dr. BOEKE’S collection of crabs and shrimps from Curaçao and other Dutch West Indian Islands was published. Dr. VAN DER HORST’S collection forms an important addition to the fauna of Curaçao, especially as to the Xanthids and Majids, or spider crabs.
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