Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil
Freshwater crabs are important elements in the aquatic biota of brooks, rivers, lakes and ponds, from both ecological and the socio-economic aspects. Trichodactylidae comprises 51 endemic species from the Neotropical region. Among all the species of this family, Trichodactylus fluviatilis Latreille,...
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| description | Freshwater crabs are important elements in the aquatic biota of brooks, rivers, lakes and ponds, from both ecological and the socio-economic aspects. Trichodactylidae comprises 51 endemic species from the Neotropical region. Among all the species of this family, Trichodactylus fluviatilis Latreille, 1828 has the widest geographic distribution throughout Brazil. Despite that, there are few published contributions on the biology of this species. The present study investigated the following aspects of T. fluviatilis: relative growth, mean size at onset of morphometric maturity, sexual dimorphism, laterality and heterochely. Specimens were collected monthly from September 2010 through August 2011, from the Velha Eugênia Brook, municipality of Santa Teresinha, State of Bahia. Carapace width (CW), carapace length (CL), major cheliped length (MaCL) and minor cheliped length (MiCL), major cheliped height (MaCH) and minor cheliped height (MiCH), and width of the fifth abdominal segment (5AB) were measured to evaluate the presence of sexual dimorphism; the major difference between the sexes was in the CW vs. 5AB ratio. Heterochely was observed in males and females,with the right cheliped larger than the left in 89% of males and 81% of females. Crab size at the onset of morphometric maturity (= puberty molt) was estimated based on the ratio between CL, cheliped dimensions, 5AB and CW (independent variable). Females were larger than males when they reached morphometric maturity in all studied relations. We recommend the use of chelipeds and abdominal width relationships to estimate the size at the morphometric maturity in males and females, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-070e939f0e924fd3b52a3beca2afbb472023-01-02T08:47:40ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46892014-02-01311202710.1590/S1984-46702014000100003S1984-46702014000100003Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, BrazilTiago Rozário da Silva0Sérgio Schwarz da Rocha1Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto2Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da BahiaUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaFreshwater crabs are important elements in the aquatic biota of brooks, rivers, lakes and ponds, from both ecological and the socio-economic aspects. Trichodactylidae comprises 51 endemic species from the Neotropical region. Among all the species of this family, Trichodactylus fluviatilis Latreille, 1828 has the widest geographic distribution throughout Brazil. Despite that, there are few published contributions on the biology of this species. The present study investigated the following aspects of T. fluviatilis: relative growth, mean size at onset of morphometric maturity, sexual dimorphism, laterality and heterochely. Specimens were collected monthly from September 2010 through August 2011, from the Velha Eugênia Brook, municipality of Santa Teresinha, State of Bahia. Carapace width (CW), carapace length (CL), major cheliped length (MaCL) and minor cheliped length (MiCL), major cheliped height (MaCH) and minor cheliped height (MiCH), and width of the fifth abdominal segment (5AB) were measured to evaluate the presence of sexual dimorphism; the major difference between the sexes was in the CW vs. 5AB ratio. Heterochely was observed in males and females,with the right cheliped larger than the left in 89% of males and 81% of females. Crab size at the onset of morphometric maturity (= puberty molt) was estimated based on the ratio between CL, cheliped dimensions, 5AB and CW (independent variable). Females were larger than males when they reached morphometric maturity in all studied relations. We recommend the use of chelipeds and abdominal width relationships to estimate the size at the morphometric maturity in males and females, respectively.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000100003&lng=en&tlng=enAllometrychelipedscrabsmaturity sizeSerra da Jibóia |
| spellingShingle | Tiago Rozário da Silva Sérgio Schwarz da Rocha Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil Zoologia (Curitiba) Allometry chelipeds crabs maturity size Serra da Jibóia |
| title | Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full | Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil |
| title_short | Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil |
| title_sort | relative growth sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of trichodactylus fluviatilis decapoda brachyura trichodactylidae from santa terezinha bahia brazil |
| topic | Allometry chelipeds crabs maturity size Serra da Jibóia |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000100003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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