EPIBIOSIS IN DEEP-SEA CRAB POPULATIONS AS INDICATOR OF BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOST

被引：76

作者：

ABELLO, P

VILLANUEVA, R

GILI, JM

机构：

[1] Institut de Ciències del Mar, 08039, Barcelona, Spair, Passeig Nacional s/n

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 1990年 / 70卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0025315400058975

中图分类号：

Q17 [水生生物学];

学科分类号：

071004 ;

摘要：

Incidence of epibiosis has been studied in the deep-water portunid crab Bathynectes piperitus in the Benguela upwelling region. The serpulid polychaete Spirorbis cf. patagonicus, the hydroid Stegopoma plicatile and the stalked cirripede Poecilasma kaempferi were the commonest epizoitic species. Analysis revealed some biological and ecological features of the host population: the species does not have a terminal moult; both sexes show different moulting patterns; sexual maturity occurs at around 35 mm carapace length; there is asynchronous moulting among different sub-populations in different geographical areas; burying behaviour appears to be not very widespread. © 1990, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. All rights reserved.

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页码：687 / 695

页数：9

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