Mitochondrial genomic datasets for 32 coral reef decapods from the Okinawa Archipelago [PDF]
The Decapoda is a large order of crustaceans, comprising more than 17,000 extant species. Since the advent of next-generation sequencing, which provides high resolution and coverage, it has become significantly faster and more cost-effective to sequence ...
Yuki Yoshioka +5 more
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Larval dispersal of Brachyura in one of the largest estuarine/marine systems in the world. [PDF]
The Amazon Continental Shelf (ACS) is a complex habitat that receives a large annual freshwater discharge into the ocean, producing a superficial plume and carrying with it large amounts of nutrients to the continental shelf along thousands of kilometers
Francielly Alcântara de Lima +3 more
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The invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Decapoda, Portunidae) is rapidly expanding its distributional range in the north-western Mediterranean coast of Morocco [PDF]
In this study, we report the first occurrence of Callinectes sapidus in the rivers of ‘Oued Tani’ (Martil) and ‘Oued Negro’ (Fnideq), based on 127 individuals of the blue crab caught from November 2022 to August 2023.
Fatima Zahra Hamiche, Mustapha Aksissou
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Evaluation of different induced molting methods in Callinectes ornatus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) as a tool for the commercial production of soft-shell crabs [PDF]
We investigated the effects of eyestalk ablation and cheliped autotomy in inducing molting in Callinectes ornatus. The specimens in intermolt stage were divided into two size classes: 1 (30-50 mm) and 2 (51-70 mm) and were further divided into four ...
CAMILA P.S. TAVARES +3 more
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Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896: new record and filling distribution gaps [PDF]
The blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) is firstly recorded from the state of Sergipe, NE Brazil, filling a gap in the species distribution along Brazilian coast.
Leonardo Rosa
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Authors present data regarding the presence of the invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Brachyura: Portunidae) based on records gathered from local fishermen.
Lovrenc Lipej, Manja Rogelja
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New records of portunid crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) from Sergipe, NE Brazil [PDF]
Four portunid crabs species, including an exotic one, are recorded for the first time from the state of Sergipe, NE Brazil. Although common along the Brazilian coast, the new records of the crabs Callinectes bocourti A.
Leonardo Rosa
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Population structure and reproductive season of the portunid crab Callinectes ornatus were studied in animals collected from the Ubatuba bays, São Paulo, Brazil (23° 20´ to 23º 35´ S and 44º 50´to 45º 14´ W).
M. L. Negreiros-Fransozo +2 more
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Larvae of Portunus acuminatus (Stimpson, 1871) from one female, collected by trawling at a depth of 12 m in the Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific Costa Rica, Central America (090°48.899’N, 084°40.498’W) were hatched in the laboratory.
Ronald Meyer +2 more
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The blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)) is an economically and ecologically important species in Vietnam, and a potential subject for aquaculture as well.
Binh Thuy Dang +4 more
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