DNA testing of edible crabs from seafood shops on the Odisha coast, India
Seafood consumption is highly demanding due to the important source of protein it contains, as well as being rich in omega-3 fatty acids. However, the adulteration of seafood is an alarming issue worldwide, including India.
Rath Shibananda+6 more
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Mangrove vegetation and community structure of brachyuran crabs as ecological indicators of Pondicherry coast, South east coast of India [PDF]
Baseline ecological studies of Pondicherry mangroves are important for monitoring, management and conservation of mangrove ecosystems. A brachyuran crab faunal assemblage at four stations of Pondicherry mangroves is described and monthly samplings were ...
Satheeshkumar, P
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Ecological and evolutionary implications of allometric growth in stomach size of brachyuran crabs
Individual characteristics often scale allometrically with organismal body size and the form of this scaling can be influenced by ecological and evolutionary factors. Examining the specific form of this scaling can therefore yield important insights into
B. Griffen, Z. Cannizzo, M. Gül
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Leg disposition in the brachyuran megalopa when swimming [PDF]
SummaryMany brachyuran megalopae swim with the legs disposed in a curious manner. The chelipeds and first two pairs of walking legs are folded tightly beneath the body, while the two posterior pairs are wrapped over the dorsum, the third pair being stretched out anteriorly, the dactylus, according to its length, touching or being looped round the eye ...
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Morphology of the first zoeal stage of the commensal southwestern Atlantic crab Austinixa aidae (Righi 1967) (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae), hatched in the laboratory [PDF]
6 páginas, 2 figuras, 1 tabla.The first zoeal stage of the endemic southern Atlantic pinnotherid crab Austinixa aidae is described and illustrated based on laboratory-hatched material from ovigerous females collected from the upper burrows of the ...
Gröschel, André H.+5 more
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First record of the crab, Droippe quadridens (Fabricius, 1793) (Brachyura: Dorippidae), from the Iraqi coastal waters of the NW Arabian Gulf, with notes on the occurrence of seven species of crabs in the region [PDF]
The present study is important in concerning the ecological and classification of the native and invasive species to the Iraqi coast in the north-west of the Arabian Gulf.
KhaledKh Al-Khafaji+2 more
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Morfología de los estadios larvarios de una población Mediterránea del cangrejo alóctono, Dyspanopeus sayi (Decapoda: Brachyura: Panopeidae) [PDF]
[EN] 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.
Cuesta, José A.+2 more
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A total of 38 freshwater brachyuran species occur in Brazil, of which 79% are distributed in the northern region. However, for only two species of freshwater crabs are descriptions available for their juveniles.
Cleverson Rannieri Meira dos Santos+1 more
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The present report describes the first record of two brachyuran crabs, Drachiella morum Alcock, 1896 and Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India.
Chinnathambi Viswanathan+5 more
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