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Revista de Biología Tropical
On-line version ISSN 0034-7744Print version ISSN 0034-7744
Abstract
LIRA, Carlos; BOLANOS, Juan; HERNANDEZ, Gonzalo and HERNANDEZ, Jesús. Un caso de hipertrofia bilateral de quelas en el cangrejo violinista Uca cumulanta (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2006, vol.54, suppl.3, pp.117-119. ISSN 0034-7744.
A case of bilateral cheliped hypertrophya crab Uca cumulanta (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). An adult male of Uca cumulanta with bilateral cheliped hypertrophy was found during a collection of crabs at La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela. Both chelipeds were sub equal in size, regarding the major cheliped of a normal male. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54 (Suppl. 3): 117-119. Epub 2007 Jan. 15.
Keywords : Malformation; hypertrophy; crabs; Brachyura; Uca.