Growth, Sexual Maturity and Dimorphism in Six Species of Snapping Shrimps of the Genus Alpheus (Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Costa-Souza, Ana Carla; Souza, José Roberto Botêlho de; Almeida, Alexandre Oliveira

doi:10.1007/s41208-019-00146-2

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“…The allometry of the growth of chelipeds in males was even higher than the appendix masculina, which is an important structure during the spermatophore transfer to females (Bauer, 1976). A negative allometric, or isometric, growth of the appendix masculina was also observed in adults of some species of Alpheus (Costa- Souza et al, 2019;Fernández-Muñoz & García-Raso, 1987). These results show that there is a period of quick growth of the appendix masculina until it reaches functional morphology followed by a period of reduced growth.…”

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First detailed insights into the life‐history traits of the alien shrimp Athanas nitescens (Decapoda: Alpheidae) in the western Atlantic

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Human activities have contributed to the dispersal of many marine species throughout oceans and continents (Carlton & Ruiz, 2005). Despite the natural dispersion by oceanic currents, larvae and adults of marine and estuarine species are transported along with the plankton in large volumes of ship ballast water, which have caused a global distribution of non-native species in the most varied marine environments (Carlton & Geller, 1993).Alien species may bring severe ecological consequences into their new environments, leading to changes in native biological diversity (Carlton & Geller, 1993). The impacts on the introduction area could be either direct (e.g., the displacement of native species or predation upon native species) or indirect (e.g., the transmission of pathogens; Tavares & Amouroux, 2003). Therefore, the knowledge about the population structure and reproductive potential of alien species is crucial to understand their possible impacts on native populations and serves as a baseline to management strategies.

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First detailed insights into the life‐history traits of the alien shrimp Athanas nitescens (Decapoda: Alpheidae) in the western Atlantic

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Essential oils from Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. and their phytochemicals as an environmental-friendly agent against pests of medical importance

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Vasantha-Srinivasan,

Han

et al. 2024

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

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Application of integrative taxonomy combining phylogenetic and geometric morphometric techniques in a snapping shrimp (Alpheus) species complex (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)

Casaubon,

Hultgren,

Murray

et al. 2023

Journal of Crustacean Biology

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Snapping shrimps of the genus AlpheusFabricius, 1798 exhibit remarkable diversity, with over 300 described species. The genus is well-known for its prevalence of species complexes, necessitating the need of new tools to facilitate species discrimination. Traditional taxonomic methods in Alpheus have primarily relied on the examination of morphological traits or comparative morphometric measurements, with an emphasis on variation in the major chela and rostro-orbital region. We applied an integrated approach that combines molecular genetics and geometric morphometrics to investigate the A. gracilipesStimpson, 1860 species complex. We additionally applied geometric morphometric techniques to study the major chela and the rostrum across different species, and used three mitochondrial genes (12S, COI, and 16S) to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships of this complex. Our results demonstrate the first application of geometric morphometric techniques to Alpheus snapping shrimps, and highlight the significance of the major chela and rostrum as taxonomically informative traits. Furthermore, we use DNA barcodes and geometric morphometric techniques to the A. gracilipes species complex to reveal two previously unidentified cryptic species. We present the first phylogenetic reconstruction of this species complex, with new localities and expanded distribution ranges reported for many species.

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Growth, Sexual Maturity and Dimorphism in Six Species of Snapping Shrimps of the Genus Alpheus (Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Cited by 6 publications

References 48 publications

First detailed insights into the life‐history traits of the alien shrimp Athanas nitescens (Decapoda: Alpheidae) in the western Atlantic

First detailed insights into the life‐history traits of the alien shrimp Athanas nitescens (Decapoda: Alpheidae) in the western Atlantic

Essential oils from Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. and their phytochemicals as an environmental-friendly agent against pests of medical importance

Application of integrative taxonomy combining phylogenetic and geometric morphometric techniques in a snapping shrimp (Alpheus) species complex (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)

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