2003年10月
Sex-biased ectosymblosis of a unique cirripede, Octolamis unguilsiformis sp nov., that resembles the chelipeds of its host crab, Macrophthalmus milloti
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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- 巻
- 83
- 号
- 5
- 開始ページ
- 925
- 終了ページ
- 930
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0025315403008075h
- 出版者・発行元
- CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
An ecologically unique cirripede, Octolasmis unguisiformis sp. nov (Cirripedeia: Thoracica: Poecilasmatidae), was found to be ectosymbiotic with an ocypodid crab, Macrophthalmus milloti, on tidal flats of the Amami Islands, the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. The cirripedes were attached to the ventral side of the crab carapace, around the bases of the first and second ambulatory legs. The cirripedes resemble the chelipeds of male host crabs. Adult cirripedes were found only on female crabs, whereas juvenile cirripedes were present on crabs of both sexes, suggesting that the survival rate of the cirripedes on female crabs was higher than that of those on male crabs. The cheliped-like appearance and female-biased distribution of the cirripedes are discussed from the standpoint of mutualism between the crab and the epizoic cirripede.
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- DOI : 10.1017/S0025315403008075h
- ISSN : 0025-3154
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000186421900007