Zoeal Stages of Two Majoidea Crabs, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788) and Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), Reared under Laboratory Conditions

Farhana Shafiq GHORY; Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

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Zoeal Stages of Two Majoidea Crabs, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788) and Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), Reared under Laboratory Conditions

Authors:

Farhana Shafiq GHORY | Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Main Topics:

Zoological sciences/Animals

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2009 Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.35-45

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2008

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000777322

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

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The early developmental stages of the Pisidae crab, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788), and the Epialtidae crab, Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), from Pakistan are described for the first time. Zoeae I and II of Doclea muricata and Acanthonyx limbatus were obtained from field-collected ovigerous females that were kept under laboratory conditions. These larval stages are described, illustrated, and compared with those of earlier studies of known species of the genera.  The larval stages of these 2 species can be differentiated by the presence of spines on the posterolateral angles of abdominal somites 3-5 and a pair of lateral spines on the telson furca in A. limbatus, whereas these spines are absent in D. muricata. As the present study was based only on early larval stages, complete information about the development of these species will be needed in the future.

 

The early developmental stages of the Pisidae crab, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788), and the Epialtidae crab, Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), from Pakistan are described for the first time. Zoeae I and II of Doclea muricata and Acanthonyx limbatus were obtained from field-collected ovigerous females that were kept under laboratory conditions. These larval stages are described, illustrated, and compared with those of earlier studies of known species of the genera.  The larval stages of these 2 species can be differentiated by the presence of spines on the posterolateral angles of abdominal somites 3-5 and a pair of lateral spines on the telson furca in A. limbatus, whereas these spines are absent in D. muricata. As the present study was based only on early larval stages, complete information about the development of these species will be needed in the future.

Article Details

Zoeal Stages of Two Majoidea Crabs, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788) and Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), Reared under Laboratory Conditions

Authors:

Farhana Shafiq GHORY | Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Main Topics:

Zoological sciences/Animals

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2009 Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.35-45

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2008

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000777322

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

Majoidea

Pisidae

Epialtidae

Zoeal stages

Doclea muricata

Acanthonyx limbatus

Pakistan

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Article Details

Authors: Farhana Shafiq GHORY | Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

Publisher: TUBITAK

Main Topics: Zoological sciences/Animals

Journal: Turkish Journal of Zoology 2009 Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.35-45

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2008

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000777322

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6114

pISSN: 1300-0179

Issues

Authors:

Farhana Shafiq GHORY | Feroz Akhtar SIDDIQUI

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Main Topics:

Zoological sciences/Animals

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2009 Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.35-45

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2008

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000777322

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179