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First record of the non-indigenous mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) as an epibiont of the crab Trichodactylus borellianus (Decapoda, Trichodactylidae)

First record of the non-indigenous mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) as an... <jats:p>In the area of Middle Paraná River, Argentina, in the pleuston community associated with the roots of <jats:italic>Eichhornia crassipes</jats:italic> (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, 1883, an epibiosis of the non-indigenous mussel <jats:italic>Limnoperna fortunei</jats:italic> (Dunker, 1857) on the native crab <jats:italic>Trichodactylus borellianus</jats:italic> Nobili, 1896 was occasionally recorded. The organisms were measured, weighed, and photographed. Attached molluscs were larger and heavier than their host crabs. This new interaction in the system was analyzed with regard to several biological and ecological characteristics of both species.</jats:p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

First record of the non-indigenous mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) as an epibiont of the crab Trichodactylus borellianus (Decapoda, Trichodactylidae)

Rojas Molina, Florencia; Williner, Verónica
Crustaceana , Volume 86 (6): 682 – Jan 1, 2013
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<jats:p>In the area of Middle Paraná River, Argentina, in the pleuston community associated with the roots of <jats:italic>Eichhornia crassipes</jats:italic> (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, 1883, an epibiosis of the non-indigenous mussel <jats:italic>Limnoperna fortunei</jats:italic> (Dunker, 1857) on the native crab <jats:italic>Trichodactylus borellianus</jats:italic> Nobili, 1896 was occasionally recorded. The organisms were measured, weighed, and photographed. Attached molluscs were larger and heavier than their host crabs. This new interaction in the system was analyzed with regard to several biological and ecological characteristics of both species.</jats:p>

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Crustaceana – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2013

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