Burrow use and sexual dimorphism as indicators of the mating system in the symbiotic pea crab Austinixa patagoniensis (Rathbun 1918) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae)

Abstract

Stauber, 1945). In particular, crabs of the family Pinnotheridae De Haan are a classic example of the association with other organisms (Baeza & Hernáez, 2015;Bell & Stancyk, 1983). These species dwell as commensal of a wide diversity of host species. For instance, pinnotherid crabs can be found inhabiting burrows constructed by