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Abnormal symmetric chelipeds in an specimen of snapping shrimp Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutiere, 1909

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2024

Isabela Ribeiro Rocha Moraes Open the ORCID record for Isabela Ribeiro Rocha Moraes [Opens in a new window] ,
Larissa Zacari ,
Rafael de Carvalho Santos ,
Gabriel Fellipe Barros Rodrigues  and
Antonio Leão Castilho
Isabela Ribeiro Rocha Moraes*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), R. Prof. Dr Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250, Distrito de Rubião Junior, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Larissa Zacari
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), R. Prof. Dr Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250, Distrito de Rubião Junior, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Rafael de Carvalho Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Estudos e Conservação de Sistemas Aquáticos (LECSA). Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais, Ilhéus-BA, Brazil
Gabriel Fellipe Barros Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), R. Prof. Dr Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250, Distrito de Rubião Junior, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Antonio Leão Castilho
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatística, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), R. Prof. Dr Antônio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250, Distrito de Rubião Junior, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Isabela Ribeiro Rocha Moraes; Email: isabela.moraes@unesp.br
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Abstract

Morphological symmetry abnormalities in cheliped appendages of alpheid shrimps are extremely rare and poorly recorded in the literature. A symmetric minor cheliped were, for example, observed in queen females belonging to Synalpheus eusocial species. Symmetric major chelipeds were now described in Synalpheus fritzmuelleri individuals living in shallow Brazilian waters. These individuals were found in symbiotic association with the bryozoan Schizoporella sp. (biogenic substrate) adhering to the pilings of Ubatuba Bay docks, São Paulo State. Only one of 20 sampled S. fritzmuelleri individuals presented anomalous symmetric chelipeds. Based on carapace length, size, and morphological features, the analyzed specimens seemed to be juvenile; thus, the hypothesis of anomalous condition can be directly linked to genetic inhibition of the mechanism accounting for major cheliped development in this ontogeny phase. Studies like the present one often provide remarkable information on animal morphology and can be used as reference in evolutionary assessments to be conducted in the future.

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Alpheidaemajor chelipedmorphologysnapping clawsymmetry
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e21
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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