An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean
Decapods include species of economic importance, such as Achelata (lobsters) and Brachyura (true crabs), since they have aesthetic, commercial, gastronomic, and biomedical value. These groups exhibit a great variety of shapes, larval stages, habits, and sizes, making them difficult to recognize. In...
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| description | Decapods include species of economic importance, such as Achelata (lobsters) and Brachyura (true crabs), since they have aesthetic, commercial, gastronomic, and biomedical value. These groups exhibit a great variety of shapes, larval stages, habits, and sizes, making them difficult to recognize. In the Southern Mexican Caribbean (SMC), no taxonomic list or analysis of the biological diversity for the Achelata and Brachyura has been performed. Herein, the biological diversity of these groups was analyzed by reviewing the literature and collecting specimens in the SMC to obtain morphological, ecological, and molecular data. These results showed a total of 29 families, 67 genera, and 98 species recorded, of which, one is considered as a potentially new species, six are new records for the SMC, 12 expanded their distribution range, and 14 species names were updated. In addition, the BOLD system assigned 21 BINs supported with morphological identification. This work contributes positively to the knowledge of the marine and coastal decapods from the SCM as it represents the first effort to recognize their current biological diversity. This information will be used to develop adequate strategies for the conservation and management of marine and coastal natural resources of the SMC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5db887ee7b946ffba68afc7dc20c54b2023-12-01T23:37:20ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-08-0114864910.3390/d14080649An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican CaribbeanJani Jarquín-González0Martha Valdez-Moreno1Rigoberto Rosas-Luis2Tecnológico Nacional de México/I.T. de Chetumal, Av. Insurgentes 330, Chetumal 77013, Quintana Roo, MexicoEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Av. Centenario km 5.5, Chetumal 77014, Quintana Roo, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/I.T. de Chetumal, Av. Insurgentes 330, Chetumal 77013, Quintana Roo, MexicoDecapods include species of economic importance, such as Achelata (lobsters) and Brachyura (true crabs), since they have aesthetic, commercial, gastronomic, and biomedical value. These groups exhibit a great variety of shapes, larval stages, habits, and sizes, making them difficult to recognize. In the Southern Mexican Caribbean (SMC), no taxonomic list or analysis of the biological diversity for the Achelata and Brachyura has been performed. Herein, the biological diversity of these groups was analyzed by reviewing the literature and collecting specimens in the SMC to obtain morphological, ecological, and molecular data. These results showed a total of 29 families, 67 genera, and 98 species recorded, of which, one is considered as a potentially new species, six are new records for the SMC, 12 expanded their distribution range, and 14 species names were updated. In addition, the BOLD system assigned 21 BINs supported with morphological identification. This work contributes positively to the knowledge of the marine and coastal decapods from the SCM as it represents the first effort to recognize their current biological diversity. This information will be used to develop adequate strategies for the conservation and management of marine and coastal natural resources of the SMC.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/649crustaceansbiodiversitybarcodesnew recordsAtlantic |
| spellingShingle | Jani Jarquín-González Martha Valdez-Moreno Rigoberto Rosas-Luis An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean Diversity crustaceans biodiversity barcodes new records Atlantic |
| title | An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean |
| title_full | An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean |
| title_short | An Approach to the Diversity of Achelata and Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Southern Mexican Caribbean |
| title_sort | approach to the diversity of achelata and brachyura crustacea decapoda from the southern mexican caribbean |
| topic | crustaceans biodiversity barcodes new records Atlantic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/649 |
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