Although epibiosis in Crustacea has been well known for a long time, only during recen
decades these associations have been considered from various aspects: physiological …

To investigate the reproductive biology of Callinectes ornatus gonadal and moulting cycles
were studied over two consecutive years in the Ubatuba region. Six stages of gonadal …

Callinectes danae Smith, 1869, known as" siri-azul", is an important fishery resource along
the Brazilian coast. The reproductive cycle of this species was studied based on their moult …

The Blue Crab: Diseases, Parasites and Other Symbionts Page 1 University of Nebraska -
Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Publications from the …

The diversity, abundance and spatial distribution of macro-epibionts colonizing the graceful
crab, Cancer gracilis, the red rock crab, Cancer productus, and the Dungeness crab Cancer …

Thousands of aggregating Archaeocidaris echinoids, many with Crurithyris planoconvexa
brachiopods and fenestellid and encrusting bryozoan epibionts on their spines, occur in a …

This paper reports on shallow water barnacles listed in inventories carried out by several
authors and collected from the northeastern coast of Brazil; it pays particular attention to …

Abstract During July 1999, 172 crabs from Ubatuba Bay, São Paulo, Brazil, were examined
from 4 families as follows: Portunidae, Arenaeus cribrarius, Callinectes danae, Callinectes …

Associations between crustaceans and its epibionts are widely reported around the world in
several aspects as: commensalism, symbiosis, parasitism or mutualism. However, these …

Mean prevalence and intensity of infestations by epibionts were evaluated in Arenaeus
cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818), based on monthly samplings (May/1991 to April/1993), in …