Abstract
A case of dimorphism among the males of the pinnotherid crab, Zaops ostreum (Say, 1817), is reported. The morphological features of the two types of males are also given.
Zaops ostreum; dimorphism; males
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Dimorphism in males of Zaops ostreum (Say) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Pinnotheridae)
Cheruparambil Sankarankutty* * E-mail: sankaran@digi.com.br ; Alexander C. Ferreira
Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 59014-100, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
ABSTRACT
A case of dimorphism among the males of the pinnotherid crab, Zaops ostreum (Say, 1817), is reported. The morphological features of the two types of males are also given.
Key words: Zaops ostreum, dimorphism, males
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The authors are grateful to Prof. Dr. Gustavo Augusto Schmidt de Melo of Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo for confirming the identity of the species; to the CNPq for the award of fellowships during the tenure of which this study was carried out. The support received from PETROBRÁS to carry out this study is also gratefully acknowledged.
Recebido em 23.XI.2000; aceito em 22.X.2001
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- WILLIAMS, A.B. 1984. Shrimps, lobsters, and crabs of the Atlantic coast of the eastern United States, Maine to Florida. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 550p.
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Publication in this collection
03 June 2009 -
Date of issue
Dec 2001
History
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Received
23 Nov 2000 -
Accepted
22 Oct 2001
