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Embryonic development and fecundity of the squat lobster Munida gregaria (Decapoda: Galatheidae) in northern Patagonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2010

Fernando Gaspar Dellatorre  and
Ximena González-Pisani
Fernando Gaspar Dellatorre*
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional Patagónico—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Brown Boulevard No. 2915, Puerto Madryn U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina
Ximena González-Pisani
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional Patagónico—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Brown Boulevard No. 2915, Puerto Madryn U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina
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Correspondence should be addressed to: F.G. Dellatorre, Centro Nacional Patagónico—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Brown Boulevard No. 2915, Puerto Madryn U9120ACF, Chubut, Argentina email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this study, fecundity of Munida gregaria in northern Patagonia was analysed in relation to size and compared with other studies in different sites along its latitudinal distribution. Also, morphological changes in embryos reared in the laboratory, and the chronology of its appearance were observed. Fecundity (total number of eggs in a clutch) was strongly correlated to size (carapace length in mm) (R = 0.638) and the regression equation fitted by least squares was Log(F) = −1.37 + 3.85 · log(CL). Size specific fecundity was higher than in southern locations along Patagonia. Recently extruded eggs are smaller than in southern Patagonia measuring an average of 530 μm in diameter and 0.043 mm3 in volume. When ready to hatch, those measures increased by 30% and 50% respectively. Complete embryonic development lasted an average of 27.9 days at fixed temperature of 11°C. Five development stages were defined based on morphological changes: (1) from fertilization to the appearance of embryonic primordium (2–3.5 days); (2) embryonic tissues occupying less than half of the egg perimeter in lateral view (7–10 days); (3) embryonic tissues without pigments and occupying more than half of the egg perimeter in lateral view (5–8 days); (4) embryos with reddish eye pigments and chromatophores (4–6 days); and (5) ocular globe completely pigmented (3–4 days).

Keywords

embryologyfecunditysquat lobsterMunida gregariaPatagonia
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , May 2011 , pp. 695 - 704
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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