Feeding behaviour and functional morphology of the feeding appendages of red king crabParalithodes camtschaticuslarvae

Ontogeny of light response in the early life history of the red king crabParalithodes camtschaticus(Anomura: Lithodidae)

“…It appears advisable to black out the bottoms of transparent tanks during the larval period and to illuminate rearing tanks as evenly as possible throughout the whole early life history phase. These measures should reduce the probability of larvae and juveniles crowding in more illuminated areas, thus reducing the intensity of cannibalism, which is one of the main causes of mortality in red king crab culture (Borisov et al 2005;Epelbaum and Borisov 2006). Light stimulus with an intensity of 1.9 Â 10 13 q cm À2 s À1 may be used to concentrate the larvae in certain areas of the rearing tank, for example, for feeding or transferring them to other reservoirs.…”

“…Red king crabs have an annual reproductive cycle in which the larvae hatch out as prezoeae, pass through four planktonic zoeal stages and the glaucothoe stage, during which settlement occurs, and moult to the first stage juvenile. In the early life history phase of the red king crab, especially during metamorphoses from the fourth stage zoea through the glaucothoe to the first stage juvenile, drastic changes occur in functional morphology and behavioural patterns related to locomotion and feeding modes (for details see Abrunhosa and Kittaka 1997;Epelbaum and Borisov 2006).…”

Acclimatization and Feeding of Zoea Larvae of Mud Crab Potamon Ebonyicum (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae) in South-East Nigeria

“…2) may seem to expose cannibalistic trait. Epelbaum and Borisov (2006) [13] reported that zoeae are able to capture and ingest wide range of particle size from 100 m to 2mm, and are highly cannibalistic. The survival rate of larvae (Fig.…”

“…This behavior may seem not to be clearly understood. According to Epelbaum and Borisov (2006) [13] , they do not show true hunting behavior but rely on encounter feeding mechanism.…”

Morfologia do esqueleto gástrico em Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 (Crustacea: Decapoda:Anomura): implicações filogenéticas

“…Por sua vez, as larvas são planctotróficas em: Cryptolithodes, Lopholithodes, Paralithodes (Paul et al 1989, Kim & Hong 2000, Epelbaum & Borisov 2006). E lecitotróficas em: Lithodes, Paralomis e possivelmente em Neolithodes (Anger 1996, Shirley & Zhou 1997, Watts et al 2006, Thatje & Mestre 2010.…”