On Palinurid and Scyllarid Lobster Larvae and Their Distribution in the South China Sea (Decapoda, Palinuridea)

Johnson, Martin W.

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“…In contrast, larvae of P. longipes reared by Saisho and Nakahara (1960) were even smaller than those of P. japonicus . Staging of palinurid and scyllarid larvae may be arbitrary especially at later developmental stages (Johnson, 1971; Matsuda and Yamakawa, 2000), and the captive environment may significantly affect the growth of phyllosoma larvae (Matsuda and Yamakawa, 2000; Duggan and McKinnon, 2003). Nevertheless, size differences at similar larval stage observed in the present study may be key to primary sorting of Form A larvae occurring naturally in Japanese waters.…”

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“…These two species are closely related and belong to species-group I or “ P. japonicus ” group (George and Holthuis, 1965; George and Main, 1967). Johnson (1971) pointed out that the larvae of the P. japonicus group may be very similar or indistinguishable from one another in morphology. Following Gurney's description (1936), Oshima (1942) reported that two Forms (E and F) occur in Japanese waters.…”

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Molecular Species Identification of Spiny Lobster Phyllosoma Larvae of the Genus Panulirus from the Northwestern Pacific

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To identify lobster phyllosoma larvae of the genus Panulirus occurring in waters adjacent to Japan, genetic variation within and between 10 Indo-Pacific lobster species was investigated using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis for the 1300-base pair mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene. RFLP analysis using two endonucleases (AluI and TaqI) enabled discrimination of all species, including the P. longipes complex. The diagnostic DNA markers, supplemented with nucleotide sequence analysis, were applied to 44 mid- to late-stage phyllosoma larvae (7.4 to 27.7 mm in body length) collected in the northwestern Pacific. These samples were unexpectedly variable in species composition, comprising P. japonicus (n = 16), P. longipesbispinosus (21), P. longipes longipes (1), P. “aka” (1), and P. penicillatus (5). Comparison of larval size at similar stages revealed that P. l.bispinosus larvae were significantly larger than P. japonicus.

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Molecular Species Identification of Spiny Lobster Phyllosoma Larvae of the Genus Panulirus from the Northwestern Pacific

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“…a as described by Johnson (1971a) from the South China Sea, and S. bicuspidatus described by Sekiguchi (1990) from Mariana waters. Adults of S. cultrifer have also been reported in the neighboring waters of the South China Sea and Mariana waters (Chan & Yu 1986), but not from the south-eastern Indian Ocean (Phillips et al 1981).…”

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“…Judging from these data, phyllosoma larvae of Scyllarus sp. a described by Johnson (1971a) and S. bicuspidatus described by Sekiguchi (1990) are thought to have been S. cultrifer. Scyllarus sp.…”

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Descriptions of phyllosoma larvae of Scyllarus bicuspidatus and S. cultrifer (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) collected in Japanese waters

Inoue

Sekiguchi

2006

Plankton Benthos Res

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IntroductionScyllarid and palinurid lobsters are classified into three families (Palinuridae, Scyllaridae and Synaxidae) and share a long planktonic life period as phyllosoma larvae. Of these lobsters, the adult of Scyllarus and Panulirus species can be common and abundant in the coastal waters of Japan as well as in other temperate and tropical waters, including New Zealand and Australian waters. Most of the largesized Panulirus species are commercially important and are targets for fisheries, whereas small-sized Scyllarus species, despite having the largest species number among the scyllarid and palinurid lobsters, are of a low commercial value. In contrast to the Panulirus species, Scyllarus species are usually dominant among the phyllosoma larvae collected in coastal waters .There are many studies about larval recruitment processes of palinurid species, including larval distribution and larval transport/dispersal of Panulirus (Booth & Phillips 1994, Sekiguchi & Inoue 2002. However, few studies about scyllarid species exist (e.g. Inoue et al. 2000, Booth et al. 2005. According to the larval recruitment studies of Panulirus, phyllosoma larvae flush out from coastal waters into oceanic waters, and once again return to the coastal waters where they metamorphose into the puerulus stage to settle (Booth & Phillips 1994, Sekiguchi & Inoue 2002. Of course, for understanding the population dynamics of Scyllarus, we need to have enough information on the mechanisms of larval retention or larval transport/dispersal from coastal waters into oceanic waters and the reverse. Further, larval recruitment studies of Scyllarus contribute to additional resolution of unresolved recruitment processes in Panulirus. Accordingly, exact identification to the species level of field-caught phyllosoma larvae, particularly in the early stages, is essential for understanding larval recruitment processes of Scyllarus lobsters, as well as Panulirus ones.A total of 11 adult Scyllarus species have been reported to date in Japan and its neighbouring waters (Sekiguchi & Inoue 2002) : S. aurora, S. bicuspidatus, S. batei, S. bertholdii, S. brevicornis, S. cultrifer, S. formosanus, S. kitanoviriosus, S. longidactilus, S. martensii, and S. rugosus.Scyllarus species, particularly three species (S. bicuspidatus, S. cultrifer and S. kitanoviriosus) are known to be abundant and dominant among the phyllosoma larvae collected in the same waters (Wada et al. 1985, Sekiguchi 1986a Abstract: For understanding larval recruitment processes of Scyllarus and Panulirus lobsters, exact species identification of field-caught phyllosoma larvae, particularly those of the early stages, is essential. Using ichthyoplankton samples from waters along the west coast of Kyushu to the Japan Sea coast of Honshu and the Kuroshio and KuroshioCounter Current regions, we described morphological features of the I to VIII (final) stage phyllosoma larvae of S. bicuspidatus and the IV to VIII stage larvae of S. cultrifer. The larvae of equivalent stages of two Scyllarus species are...

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“…Principal references are those of Johnson (1971), Prasad and Tampi (1957), and Prasad et al (1975). The descriptions given by these authors are based on specimens obtained from plankton samples.…”

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Phyllosoma and nisto stage of the Morton Bay bug, Thenus orientalis (Lund) (Crustacea : Decapoda : Scyllaridae), from shelf waters of the Great Barrier Reef

Barnett¹,

Hartwick²,

Milward³

1984

Mar. Freshwater Res.

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Samples of macrozooplankton collected from the shelf area of the Great Banier Reef (between 18'35's. and 19'10's. and 146"30'E. and 147"OO'E.) contained phyliosomes of several different species of scyllarid lobster, including those of T, orientalis. Four larval stages of T. orientalis are described from the plankton and are related to laboratory-reared specimens of the first stage and of the postlarval nisto. An attempt is made to clarify discrepancies in the existing literature relating to descriptions of larval T. orzentalis.

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On Palinurid and Scyllarid Lobster Larvae and Their Distribution in the South China Sea (Decapoda, Palinuridea)

Cited by 37 publications

References 7 publications

Molecular Species Identification of Spiny Lobster Phyllosoma Larvae of the Genus Panulirus from the Northwestern Pacific

Molecular Species Identification of Spiny Lobster Phyllosoma Larvae of the Genus Panulirus from the Northwestern Pacific

Descriptions of phyllosoma larvae of Scyllarus bicuspidatus and S. cultrifer (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) collected in Japanese waters

Phyllosoma and nisto stage of the Morton Bay bug, Thenus orientalis (Lund) (Crustacea : Decapoda : Scyllaridae), from shelf waters of the Great Barrier Reef

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