Marine Ornamental Decapods—Popular, Pricey, and Poorly Studied

Calado, Ricardo; Lin, Junda; Rhyne, Andrew L.; Araújo, Ricardo; Narciso, Luı́s

doi:10.1651/c-2409

Cited by 134 publications

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“…These included some commercially important species used for food (Cervigón et al, 1992) or the aquarium trade (Calado et al, 2003;Gasparini et al, 2005).…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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“…In the Semi-open area, Stenopus hispidus, Janicea antiguenis and Palinurellus gundlachi were prominent; these species are commonly recorded in caves, tunnels or inaccessible cavities on coastal reefs (Manning and Hart, 1984;Williams, 1984;Melo, 1999). The ornamental shrimp Stenopus hispidus is the most popular shrimp among aquarists (Calado et al, 2003), and probably finds refuge in the caves of the Semi-open area.…”

Section: Spatial Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

2012

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This study investigated the composition and spatial distribution of the sublittoral decapods on the reefs of Porto de Galinhas Beach, southern coast of Pernambuco, Brazil, through the Underwater Visual Census technique. Data were collected monthly, at night during full-moon tides in low tide periods from June 2004 to May 2005, using SCUBA diving and a visual census with a fixed belt transect (20 m long). Three sampling areas were defined: Confined Waters (low hydrodynamics) with shallow sites (up to 2.5 m deep); Semi-open Water (3 to 6 m deep), influenced by waves and tidal currents (moderate hydrodynamics); and Open Water (7 to 10 m deep), in the breaker zone (high hydrodynamics). A total of 6,287 individuals of 34 species belonging to the infraorders Brachyura (19 species), Achelata and Anomura (5 species each), Caridea (3 species), and Stenopodidea and Astacidea (1 species each) were collected. Two decapod assemblages were distinguished: in a habitat with low hydrodynamics and shallow (Confined) water; and in a habitat with moderate to high hydrodynamics and depths of 3 to 10 m (Semi-open and Open water). At the sites with high hydrodynamics, i.e., the Open-water Area in the breaker zone, decapod diversity was significantly lower than in the other, protected areas on the reef bench. These results suggest that the distribution of subtidal decapods on coastal reefs is influenced by depth and exposure to water stress caused by waves and currents (hydrodynamics). The visual census technique with SCUBA proved to be suitable for ecological studies on subtidal decapods.

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“…These included some commercially important species used for food (Cervigón et al, 1992) or the aquarium trade (Calado et al, 2003;Gasparini et al, 2005).…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spatial Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

2012

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“…There are some hermit crabs which have become important export commodities that are being hunted by marine aquarium enthusiasts in the world because of their beauty and uniqueness. 2 One of these is C. elegans which is usually known as the Blue leg hermit crab (Kelomang kaki biru) by suppliers of ornamental aquaria in Indonesia.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Preliminary study: Genetic population of Calcinus elegans in the South coast of Java Island based on sequence COI Gene

Handayani

Imai

2017

AIP Conference Proceedings

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Abstract. The south coast of Java Island is comprised of rocky beaches and tidal flats that are habitats for hermit crabs. One of these is Calcinus elegans, which has high economic value as an aquarium ornament, with a greater potential for Indonesian income from export trading. These organisms have an important role in their ecosystem as detritus and scavengers. This study was conducted to determine the genetic population of C. elegans based on sequences of COI mitochondrial DNA. Fifty-four samples of Garut, 43 of Yogyakarta and 47 of Banyuwangi populations were successfully amplified using universal primers LCO 1490 and HCO 2198. Gene diversity and nucleotides are not significant among populations, while genetic diversity among populations was interpreted by shared haplotype. The number of shared haplotypes among the three populations is 12 haplotypes with 90 samples included with a proportion 62.5% from all samples. This shows that there are large interactions among populations. This interaction is indicated by haplotypes, polymorphic sites, and heterozygosity. The Banyuwangi population has a lower intensity interaction than the others. However, the three populations come from one ancestor.

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“…Forty-two species belong to the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 (De Grave and Fransen, 2011), 14 of which are known to occur in the Atlantic Ocean (Rhyne and Lin, 2006;Soledade et al, 2013). The genus contains several so called cleaner shrimp species that are highly valued by the marine ornamental trade, due to their striking coloration, little aggressiveness and interesting cleaning behavior (Calado et al, 2003). Extensive exploitation of these shrimps poses a strong pressure on their populations to supply the multimillion-dollar trading industry (Wabnitz et al, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

New records of the striped cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic

2015

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New records for Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) in Brazilian waters are presented. Four adult individuals from coastal waters off the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo coast and one adult from Trindade Island were collected during scuba diving in depths between 20-40 meters. These two records represent the southernmost published finding of this species in the Atlantic and the record for Vitória, Espirito Santo is the first from Brazilian coastal waters.

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Marine Ornamental Decapods—Popular, Pricey, and Poorly Studied

Cited by 134 publications

References 51 publications

Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

Preliminary study: Genetic population of Calcinus elegans in the South coast of Java Island based on sequence COI Gene

New records of the striped cleaner shrimp Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic

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