Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.Investigating the internal phylogenetic relationships within Paguroidea and the terrestrial adaptability of Coenobitidae within Paguroidea through the analysis of mitochondrial genomes of five Anomura species. ABSTRACT The complete mitochondrial genome provides pivotal information that enhances our understanding of molecular phylogenetic analysis ...
Zhengfei Wang +5 more
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Grooming behaviors and fouling of the spider crab Libinia dubia (Decapoda: Epialtidae)
NaupliusBody fouling has been reduced by grooming behaviors. In decapods, grooming has been focused on gills, sensory structures, and jointed appendages. In this study, grooming behaviors of the spider crab, Libinia dubia H.
Jen L. Wortham, Jace Jedlicka
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Daily movement patterns of Maja crispata Risso 1827(Brachyura, Majidae) [PDF]
, 2005 Daily movements in a population of the spider crab Maja crispata were studied in the northern Adriatic Sea. The sex ratio of males to females was 3:2, with males reaching a maximum carapace length of 91 mm and females a maximum of 74 mm. M.
Robert A. Patzner, Sonja Fümlrbömlck
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Annotated checklist of brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe)
, 2015 Almost 50 years have passed since a group of reputed carcinologists (viz. Lipke B. Holthuis, Isabella Gordon and Jacques Forest) finished the posthumous work of Ricardo Zariquiey Alvarez (1968) on decapod crustaceans of the Iberian Peninsula. No lists of
E. Marco-Herrero +7 more
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A 150-million-year-old crab larva and its implications for the early rise of brachyuran crabs
Nature Communications, 2015 True crabs (Brachyura) are the most successful group of decapod crustaceans. This success is most likely coupled to their life history, including two specialised larval forms, zoea and megalopa.
J. Haug, Joel W. Martin, C. Haug
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Inter-specific comparative analysis of distribution and habitat use patterns of benthic decapod crustaceans in shallow waters [PDF]
, 2005 [Abstract] Coastal areas have been widely considered as nurseries for many marine species. New approaches to this concept take into account interactions among environmental variables and ecological variations related to geographical location, as well ...
Bernárdez Martí, Cristina +4 more
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Spatial distribution and population structure of fiddler crabs in an Indian Sundarban mangrove
Scientia Marina, 2015 Brachyuran crabs constitute the most abundant faunal component of mangrove ecosystems and support a wide range of ecosystem services. In the present study, seasonal variation of population density and biomass along with demographic categories and sex ...
Shilpa Sen, Sumit Homechaudhuri
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Diversity of Brachyuran crabs in Gulf of Mannar (Southeast coast of India) [PDF]
, 2007 Coral reefs protect the coastline against waves and erosion and constitute one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the World. Coral reefs provide Subsistence, security and cultural utility to the inhabitants of coastal areas in all the tropical ...
Jeyabaskaran, R, Khan, S Ajmal
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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]
, 2010 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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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2017 Is recorded the species of crabs brachyuran Ucides occidentalis (mangrove crab) and Cardisoma crassum (Blue crab or without mouth) in the mangroves of San Pedro (Piura), expanding its geographical distribution south of Tumbes, which was the known limit ...
Solange Alemán, Elmer Ordinola
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