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Population structure and reproductive performance in the sea anemone associated shrimp Ancylocaris brevicarpalis (Caridea: Palaemonidae)

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Sanjeevi Prakash Open the ORCID record for Sanjeevi Prakash [Opens in a new window] ,
Ampuli Muthu  and
Amit Kumar Open the ORCID record for Amit Kumar [Opens in a new window]
Sanjeevi Prakash*
Affiliation:
Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai600 119, Tamil Nadu, India Sathyabama Marine Research Station, Sallimalai Street, Rameswaram623526, Tamil Nadu, India
Ampuli Muthu
Affiliation:
Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
Amit Kumar
Affiliation:
Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai600 119, Tamil Nadu, India Sathyabama Marine Research Station, Sallimalai Street, Rameswaram623526, Tamil Nadu, India
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Author for correspondence: Sanjeevi Prakash, E-mail: prakash.cccs@sathyabama.ac.in
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Abstract

The peacock-tail shrimp Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902, is an obligate symbiont of sea anemones and well known for its remarkable colouration. Yet, very little information is available about its population structure and life-history traits, including reproductive parameters (fecundity, embryo volume and reproductive output). A total of 574 individuals were collected from the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India between February 2017 and July 2018, out of which 214 were males (37.28%), 355 were females (61.84%), and 5 (0.87%) juveniles. The highest percentage of individuals were observed in the post-monsoon season (38.10%) followed by monsoon (34.85%), pre-monsoon (15.02%), and summer seasons (12.01%). The overall sex ratio was skewed towards female individuals (0.55 male: 1 female). Fecundity was higher in females carrying early-stage embryos and embryo volume did increase, but not statistically significantly from early to late stages. The reproductive output was negatively allometric to the mean female body weight. The present study provides first-of-its-kind information on the population as well as individual-level reproductive characteristics of A. brevicarpalis.

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CarideaPalaemonidaepopulation dynamicsreproductionsymbiotic shrimp
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , February 2021 , pp. 109 - 116
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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