Ionoregulatory and urinary responses to emersion in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus and the intertidal crab Carcinus maenas

1993 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Harris ◽  
M. Carmo F. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Carcinus Maenas ◽  
Ucides Cordatus ◽  
Intertidal Crab ◽  
Mangrove Crab

Temporal variation in the weight-size relationship of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus L. (Decapoda: Ucididae) in relation to its life cycle phases

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos de Miranda Leão Leite ◽  
Cynthia Yuri Ogawa ◽  
Carla Ferreira Rezende ◽  
José Roberto Feitosa Silva
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Total Weight ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Annual Life Cycle ◽  
Ucides Cordatus ◽  
Mangrove Crab ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between weight and size of individuals can be used to evaluate the status of a population, which is particularly useful for natural populations that are being exploited. Ucides cordatus occurs on the Atlantic coast of the American continent, from Florida (USA) to Santa Catarina (Brazil). This species is economically very important, most of all in the Northeastern area of Brazil, as well as in the Dominican Republic and Suriname. The objective of this study was to analyze life phases (‘fattening’, ‘matumba’, ‘milk-crab’, ‘maturation’ and ‘walking’) by use of the weight-length relationships, as well as temporal variations in this condition factor for each sex of U. cordatus. For this purpose, individuals were sampled monthly for twenty-four months at the Jaguaribe River estuary, Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil. The relationship between total weight and cephalothorax width was established using regression analysis, adjusted by a power equation. The dynamics of the condition factor were analyzed for each sex using the variation of its averages related to annual life cycle; this was done for each of the previously-mentioned phases. The relationship between total weight and cephalothorax width showed an isometric growth in males and negative allometric growth in females suggesting that, for the same reference size, males are heavier than females. When considering the average of the female condition factors, these were greater than those for males during the annual life cycle, except during the ‘maturation’ phase, which is the phase with a higher demand of energetic reserves for males. Annual variation of the condition factor in females presented no significant difference.

Influence of seasonality on the natural modulation of oxidative stress biomarkers in mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Brachyura, Ucididae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 146-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Carolina Miranda dos Santos ◽  
Jorge Felippe Medeiros da Costa ◽  
Cléverson Rannieri Meira dos Santos ◽  
Lílian Lund Amado
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Oxidative Stress Biomarkers ◽  
Ucides Cordatus ◽  
Stress Biomarkers ◽  
Mangrove Crab

Population structure of Sinelobus cf. stanfordi (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from Pinheiros River mangrove, Guaratuba Bay, southern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-247
Author(s):  
A. D. Kassuga ◽  
A. Marafon-Almeida ◽  
S. Masunari
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Carapace Length ◽  
Reproductive Period ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Ucides Cordatus ◽  
Temporal Fluctuations ◽  
Mangrove Crab ◽  
Sexually Mature

An analysis of the population structure of the tanaid Sinelobus cf. stanfordi was performed at Pinheiros River mangrove, Guaratuba Bay, Paraná State, southern Brazil (25°49′S 48°34′W). Fifteen samples of 12 × 12 cm were obtained bimonthly from the surface of galleries (interconnected burrow complex) constructed by the adult mangrove crab Ucides cordatus from June 2007 to April 2008. The carapace length (CL) of a total of 714 tanaids was measured. Tanaids were divided into four demographic categories: males (M), ovigerous females (OV), preparatory females (PREP) and non-reproductive individuals (NREP) with a mean CL of 0.55, 0.49, 0.48 and 0.43 mm, respectively. In the NREP group, specimens smaller than 0.32 mm were classified as juveniles. NREP predominated in all sampling months, and among sexually mature individuals, a strong predominance of females was observed throughout the study period. Temporal fluctuations in abundance were observed, with a peak in August 2007. The reproductive period of this species is continuous, with a peak in the summer, like most S. cf. stanfordi populations.

scholarly journals Spermathecae of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus: a histological and histochemical view

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 903-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Sampaio Sant'Anna ◽  
Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro ◽  
Márcia Mataqueiro ◽  
Fernando José Zara
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Proximal Part ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Columnar Epithelium ◽  
Female Reproductive System ◽  
Collagen Fibres ◽  
Ucides Cordatus ◽  
Sudan Black B ◽  
Mangrove Crab ◽  
Commercially Important

Ucides cordatus is the most commercially important mangrove crab in Brazil. In spite of its economic importance, there are few studies of its reproduction, in particular the female reproductive system. The present study describes the histology and histochemistry of the spermathecae of U. cordatus. Adult females were caught monthly from July 2004 through June 2005, at Iguape, State of São Paulo. The crabs were anaesthetized, and their spermathecae removed and fixed in Davidson's fluid, following the histological routine for paraffin. The slides were stained with HE, xylidine Ponceau, PAS, alcian blue (pH 1.0 and 2.5), Sudan black B and picrosirius-haematoxylin. Histologically, the spermathecae possesses a capsule of conjunctive tissue, rich in collagen fibres, which surrounds the secretory columnar epithelium. In the lumen, individual sperm packets are not observed; the spermatophores are intermixed with the seminal fluid and secretions of the spermathecae itself. A large proportion of the free spermatozoids and spermatophores are arranged in homogeneous masses in the proximal part of the spermathecae. The secretion produced by the columnar epithelium appears to promote the movement of the gametes to the fertilization chamber, in a ventral position, allowing fertilization of the oocytes. Histochemically, the secretion produced by the columnar epithelium was strongly positive for neutral polysaccharides, positive for acid polysaccharides, and weakly positive for proteins and lipids. This secretion forms a glycoprotein matrix which is associated with maintenance of the spermatophores, which can remain stored for long periods.

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