Maternal influence on the larval morphometry of the brush-clawed shore crab Hemigrapsus takanoi (Decapoda: Brachyura)

José M. Landeira; Effrosyni Fatira; Kana Banno; Yuji  Tanaka

doi:10.3989/scimar.05327.066

Authors

José M. Landeira Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Unidad asociada ULPGC-CSIC - Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6419-2046
Effrosyni Fatira Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Unidad asociada ULPGC-CSIC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8004-1504
Kana Banno Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology - Department of Biological Sciences Ålesund, Norwegian University of Science and Technolog https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0850-1785
Yuji Tanaka Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3407-1336

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.05327.066

Keywords:

brood, life history, phenotype, size, spines, zoea

Abstract

The morphology of larvae is a key factor influencing their behaviour, performance and ultimately their survival. There is evidence indicating a significant morphological variability among broods, and that this may be related to the size or conditions of the mother. However, this maternal influence is not consistent across decapod crustaceans. Using 35 broods from different mothers of the crab Hemigrapsus takanoi collected in the same locality of inner Tokyo Bay and at the same time, we tested the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between the size of the mother and the progeny’s morphology. Our results indicate that different patterns in the length of the lateral, rostral and dorsal spines differentiated two distinct morphogroups of larvae. These morphogroups were linked to the size of the mother, showing that larger mothers produced bigger larvae with longer carapace spines. It is possible that larger size and longer spines can influence swimming performance and predator avoidance, respectively. These relationships should be tested in future experimental studies.

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