Bio-ecological aspects of the hermit crab Paguristes calliopsis (Crustacea, Diogenidae) from Anchieta Island, Brazil.

In southern Atlantic studies on hermit crab biology are scanty considering the local biodiversity. In this way, some population features of Paguristes calliopsis Forest and Saint Laurent, 1968 such as size frequency distribution, sex ratio and shell occupation in the natural environment were studied. Specimens were collected by means of scuba methods in the infralittoral area of the Anchieta Island. A total of 116 individuals were analyzed. Size measurements (minimum; maximum; mean shield length +/- sd, respectively) were 0.8; 4.5; 2.76 +/- 0.79 mm for males and 2.28 +/- 0.36 mm for females. The sex ratio was 1.47:1 in favor of males which prevailed in the largest size classes. The hermit crabs occupied shells from eleven gastropod species and Cerithium atratum (Born 1778) was significantly the most occupied one (75.86%). Significant correlations were not obtained in all regression analysis, demonstrating sexual differences on fitting of the occupied shells. In the studied area P. calliopsis population is small if compared with the other hermit crab populations. The shell utilization varies as a function of shell availability and hermit crabs interspecific competition, in relation to the other coexistent species.

• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

• Publication date

  2006-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1590/S0001-37652006000300006PMID 16936935
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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