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Terrapotamon thungwa is a new species of terrestrial long-legged crab discovered in a karst landscape of southern Thailand. Here, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of this crab species.
Chutintorn Yundaeng+7 more
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Sexual Disruption in the Freshwater Crab (Geothelphusa dehaani) [PDF]
To clarify the effect of environmental endocrine disruptors on the induction of secondary sexual characteristics in wild animals, we observed 1,527 male and 1,847 female specimens of sexually mature Japanese freshwater crabs, Geothelphusa dehaani, collected at 12 sample points from 10 rivers in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Hiroshi Ishibashi+4 more
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M. bicuspidata var. bicuspidata is a pathogenic yeast which can affect aquacultured and marine-cultured animals such as brine shrimp, ridgetail white prawn, chinook salmon, giant freshwater prawn, the Chinese mitten crab, marine crab, the mud crab, the ...
Khalef Hansali+4 more
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Description of two new species of the genus Heterochelamon Türkay & Dai, 1997 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae), from southern China [PDF]
This study describes two new species of freshwater crab of the genus Heterochelamon Türkay & Dai, 1997 from southern China, H. huidongense from Guangdong Province and H. jinxiuense from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Song-Bo Wang, Yi-Yang Xu, Jie-Xin Zou
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First record of a potamid crab (Decapoda: Brachyura) from Odisha State, India [PDF]
Freshwater crabs of the family Potamidae Ortmann, 1896, have so far not been recorded in the state of Odisha in India. We report for the first time a potamid crab, Acanthopotamon martensi (Wood-Mason, 1875), from Odisha.
Sameer Kumar Pati+2 more
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Sampling of remote inland aquatic habitats in South Africa has constantly been yielding novel endemic freshwater crab species (Potamonautes MacLeay,1838).
Savel R Daniels+3 more
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Freshwater crab origins—Laying Gondwana to rest [PDF]
We review the available data on the phylogeny, palaeontology and divergence time estimation of primary freshwater crabs in relation to a hypothesized Gondwanan origin of these brachyurans, as postulated by some workers in recent decades. Known phylogenetic relationships within the Old World freshwater crabs do not correspond to the successive ...
Sebastian Klaus+3 more
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Evolutionary History of True Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) and the Origin of Freshwater Crabs [PDF]
Crabs of the infra-order Brachyura are one of the most diverse groups of crustaceans with approximately 7,000 described species in 98 families, occurring in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. The relationships among the brachyuran families are poorly understood due to the high morphological complexity of the group.
Tin-Yam Chan+8 more
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The giant mountain crab (Indochinamon bhumibol) is endemic to Loei Province in north-eastern Thailand. Although, little knowledge is available on the factors affecting population dynamics and individual fitness.
Sirikorn Sripho, Rattanawat Chaiyarat
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Catching crabs: a case study in local-scale English conservation [PDF]
Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer in Norfolk (England) both rely upon their local crab populations, since crabbing (gillying) is a major part of their tourist industry.
Aldridge, David+2 more
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