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The Complete Larval Development of the Sand Bubbler Crab, Scopimera Inflata H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda, Ocypodidae), Reared in the Laboratory

The Complete Larval Development of the Sand Bubbler Crab, Scopimera Inflata H. Milne Edwards,... THE COMPLETE LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAND BUBBLER CRAB, SCOPIMERA INFLATA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (DECAPODA, OCYPODIDAE), REARED IN THE LABORATORY BY D. R. FIELDER and J. G. GREENWOOD Department of Zoology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia INTRODUCTION . The sand bubbler crab, Scopimera inflata H. Milne Edwards, 1837, com- monly occurs on east Australian tropical and subtropical beaches, and occa- . sionally in the lower reaches of estuaries. Its burrows are normally found ag- gregated in a relatively narrow zone just below high water mark. It emerges onto the sand surface during daytime periods of low tide to feed on organic matter extracted from the surface layers of the sand (Fielder, 1970). Although it is a common crab and its characteristic burrows make it conspicuous, little is known of its biology and its larval stages are unknown (Fielder, 1970, 1971). In fact Scopimera larvae as a whole are poorly known, only the first stage zoea of S. crabicauda Alcock and the complete larval life-history of S. globosa (De Haan) having been previously described by Rice (1976) and Terada (1976) respective- ly. The present study is one of a series designed to describe the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

The Complete Larval Development of the Sand Bubbler Crab, Scopimera Inflata H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda, Ocypodidae), Reared in the Laboratory

Greenwood, J.G.; Fielder, D.R.
Crustaceana , Volume 48 (1-3): 133 – Jan 1, 1985
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© 1985 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0011-216x
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10.1163/156854085X00828
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THE COMPLETE LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAND BUBBLER CRAB, SCOPIMERA INFLATA H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837 (DECAPODA, OCYPODIDAE), REARED IN THE LABORATORY BY D. R. FIELDER and J. G. GREENWOOD Department of Zoology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia INTRODUCTION . The sand bubbler crab, Scopimera inflata H. Milne Edwards, 1837, com- monly occurs on east Australian tropical and subtropical beaches, and occa- . sionally in the lower reaches of estuaries. Its burrows are normally found ag- gregated in a relatively narrow zone just below high water mark. It emerges onto the sand surface during daytime periods of low tide to feed on organic matter extracted from the surface layers of the sand (Fielder, 1970). Although it is a common crab and its characteristic burrows make it conspicuous, little is known of its biology and its larval stages are unknown (Fielder, 1970, 1971). In fact Scopimera larvae as a whole are poorly known, only the first stage zoea of S. crabicauda Alcock and the complete larval life-history of S. globosa (De Haan) having been previously described by Rice (1976) and Terada (1976) respective- ly. The present study is one of a series designed to describe the

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Published: Jan 1, 1985

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