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Early Zoeal Stages of the Semiterrestrial Shrimp Merguia Rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) Cultured Under Laboratory Conditions (Decapoda Natantia, Hippolytidae) With a Discussion of Characters in the Larval Genus Eretmocaris

Early Zoeal Stages of the Semiterrestrial Shrimp Merguia Rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) Cultured... EARLY ZOEAL STAGES OF THE SEMITERRESTRIAL SHRIMP MERGUIA RHIZOPHORAE (RATHBUN, 1900) CULTURED UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS (DECAPODA NATANTIA, HIPPOLYTIDAE) WITH A DISCUSSION OF CHARACTERS IN THE LARVAL GENUS ERETMOCARIS BY SANDRA L. GILCHRIST Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, U.S.A. LIBERTA E. SCOTTO and ROBERT H. GORE Smithsonian Institution, Fort Pierce Bureau, Fort Pierce, Florida 33450, U.S.A. Hippolytid shrimps of the genus Merguia are the only semiterrestrial shrimps known among decapod crustaceans (Bliss, 1968; Abele, 1970). Two species are described, Merguia oligodon (De Man) from the Mergui and Malay Ar- chipelagoes, and M. rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) from the Caribbean coast of Panama, Surinam, and Brazil (Holthuis, 1959). Merguia rhizophorae is noctur- nal. Individuals in Panama occur among piles of driftwood in supratidal areas of mangrove swamps, moving out from humid areas, where they spend the day, to driftwood and mangrove roots at night. The shrimp seemed to feed on algae and other material found on mangrove roots and damp driftwood in nature and in the laboratory. Stomach contents consisted of pieces of wood and algae, as well as unidentified material. The morphology of Merguia rhizophorae does not appear to be especially adapted for a terrestrial habitat http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Early Zoeal Stages of the Semiterrestrial Shrimp Merguia Rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) Cultured Under Laboratory Conditions (Decapoda Natantia, Hippolytidae) With a Discussion of Characters in the Larval Genus Eretmocaris

Crustaceana , Volume 45 (3): 22 – Jan 1, 1983

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216X
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1568-5403
DOI
10.1163/156854083x00299
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Abstract

EARLY ZOEAL STAGES OF THE SEMITERRESTRIAL SHRIMP MERGUIA RHIZOPHORAE (RATHBUN, 1900) CULTURED UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS (DECAPODA NATANTIA, HIPPOLYTIDAE) WITH A DISCUSSION OF CHARACTERS IN THE LARVAL GENUS ERETMOCARIS BY SANDRA L. GILCHRIST Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, U.S.A. LIBERTA E. SCOTTO and ROBERT H. GORE Smithsonian Institution, Fort Pierce Bureau, Fort Pierce, Florida 33450, U.S.A. Hippolytid shrimps of the genus Merguia are the only semiterrestrial shrimps known among decapod crustaceans (Bliss, 1968; Abele, 1970). Two species are described, Merguia oligodon (De Man) from the Mergui and Malay Ar- chipelagoes, and M. rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) from the Caribbean coast of Panama, Surinam, and Brazil (Holthuis, 1959). Merguia rhizophorae is noctur- nal. Individuals in Panama occur among piles of driftwood in supratidal areas of mangrove swamps, moving out from humid areas, where they spend the day, to driftwood and mangrove roots at night. The shrimp seemed to feed on algae and other material found on mangrove roots and damp driftwood in nature and in the laboratory. Stomach contents consisted of pieces of wood and algae, as well as unidentified material. The morphology of Merguia rhizophorae does not appear to be especially adapted for a terrestrial habitat

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CrustaceanaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1983

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