Brazilian Miocene crabs I. Taxonomic review of Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958 and Hepatella amazonica Beurlen, 1958 (Pancrustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)

In describing Cyclocancer to accommodate his new species C. tuberculatus, Beurlen highlighted that his new genus was a cancroid intermediate in form between Atelecyclus and Cancer, but with enough characters to be placed in a new genus. Examination of C. tuberculatus type material revealed that Cyclocancer is a junior synonym of Hepatus. Therefore, C. tuberculatus is herein transferred into Hepatus as H. beurleni nomen novum because H. tuberculatus (Beurlen, 1958) is a junior homonym of H. tuberculatusSaussure (1858), a junior synonym of Hepatus pudibundus (Herbst, 1785). Miohepatus gen. nov., comb. nov. is proposed here to accommodate Hepatella amazonica Beurlen from the Pirabas Formation, Neogene, Pará, Brazil, based on new morphological evidence from the type material.(AU)

The fishery of pelagic shrimp aviú Acetes paraguayensisin eastern Brazilian Amazon / A pesca do camarão pelágico aviú Acetes paraguayensisna Amazônia oriental brasileira

The pelagic shrimp, Acetes paraguayensis Hansen, 1919, is an ecologically important species with an enormous socioeconomic value for the human populations in the regions where it occurs. This species also has considerable potential for shrimp farming, although few details are known of its biology. This study investigated the artisanal exploitation of A. paraguayensis stocks in the northern Brazilian municipality of Santarém over 16 months, focusing on the types of equipment most used to harvest of this shrimp, the fishing dynamics, and production patterns. The matapi trap was the principal method used of harvesting A. paraguayensis in the study region, conforming to a typically artisanal, small-scale fishing production system. This study results provide an essential research tool for developing conservation and management strategies and the eventual establishment of farming protocols.

O camarão pelágico, Acetes paraguayensis Hansen, 1919, é uma espécie ecologicamente importante, de enorme valor socioeconômico para as populações humanas localizadas nas regiões produtoras. Essa espécie tem também um potencial considerável para o cultivo, embora poucas informações sejam conhecidas da sua biologia. Assim o presente estudo investigou a exploração artesanal das po-pulações de A. paraguayensis no município paraense de Santarém, no Norte do Brasil, por 16 meses, concentrando-se nos tipos de equipamento mais utilizados para sua captura, na dinâmica pesqueira e nos padrões de produção. O matapi foi o principal método utilizado, configurando-se como um sistema de produção pesqueira tipicamente artesanal de pequena escala. Os resultados do presente estudo constituem importante instrumento de investigação para o desenvolvimento de estratégias de conservação e gestão e o eventual estabelecimento de protocolos de cultivo.

Spatial partitioning between juveniles and adults of the freshwater anomuran crab Aegla parana (Crustacea Aeglidae) from southern Brazil

In order to understand the role of lower order tributaries in the population structuring of the freshwater anomuran crab Aegla parana Schmitt, 1942, a study on the distribution of demographic categories was carried out along Negro River and in its tributary Totó River that belong to Upper Iguaçu Basin, southern Brazil. Two collection points were established along the main channel of Negro River, in a 7.00 km long stretch, and three points in the entire creek Totó River with 6.61 km long. The animals were captured with Surber net and baited traps and had the carapace length (CL) measured. A total 146 crabs were obtained from Negro River and 361 from Totó River, performing 507 analyzed aeglids. From the point 1 of Negro River, males measured 27.68 ± 12.68 mm CL and females 18.98 ± 5.88 mm CL; from point 2 of the same river, the values were 24.45 ± 13.70 mm CL and 27 ± 8.50 mm CL, respectively. There was a positive and direct relationship between the mean CL of the aeglids from Totó River and the distance of the collection points from its source. Males: point 1 (source of the creek): 7.90 ± 1.23 mm CL; point 2: 9.55 ± 3.06 mm CL; point 3: 9.91 ± 2.62 mm CL. Females: point 1 (source): 6.68 ± 1.70 mm CL; point 2: 9.01 ± 1.94 mm CL; point 3: 10.49 ± 2.57 mm CL. The sexually immature aeglids are distributed mainly in the lower order tributary (= Totó River), and the mature ones in the main channel of Negro River, indicating that this population perform ontogenetic migrations from tributary to the main river. The spatial partition can be explained under three aspects that are quite contrasting between Negro River and Totó River: 1. substrate architecture; 2. depth of the water column and 3. quality of available food.(AU)

A description of the first zoeal stage of Pilumnus vinaceus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 (Decapoda, Pilumnidae), with a revision of the first zoea morphology of Pilumnus Leach, 1815

The morphology of the first zoeal stage of Pilumnus vinaceus is described and compared with the zoea I of Pilumnus all species in the literature. Two ovigerous females of P. vinaceus were maintained in the aquarium facilities until the larvae hatch. The larvae of each ovigerous female were dissected using a stereoscopic microscope. The zoea I of P. vinaceus has common characteristics among the Pilumnidae as: [1] antenna of type 2; [2] maxilliped 1 with 2+2+3+3 setae on the basis and with 3,2,1,2,5 setae in the endopod; [3] maxilliped 2 with 1+1+1+1 setae on the basis and 1,1,6 setae on the endopod; [4] telson with furcal rami armed with dorsal and lateral spines. Considering the species of Pilumnus that occur in the western Atlantic, it becomes possible to identify P. vinaceus zoea I by means of the verification of the following characteristics: [1] pleonites with mediolateral processes; [2] number of setae on the antennule. It is however, important to consider that there is still a great deficit in the knowledge about the morphology of the larval forms of the species assigned to Pilumnus and we argue in favor of new descriptions to build a more robust dataset on zoeal morphology characters and use it in a phylogenetic context on the genus.(AU)

Protein requirement for initial rearing phase of pacific white shrimp in biofloc system / Exigência proteica para a fase inicial do camarão-branco-do-pácífico em sistema de bioflocos

This study evaluated the protein requirement of Litopenaeus vannamei post-larvae during the initial rearing phase in a biofloc system. Five different diets were evaluated with increasing concentrations of crude protein: 31.28, 36.29, 41.57, 46.34, and 51.74 g 100 g-¹ CP. Post-larvae (0.16 ± 0.01 g) were stocked at a density of 450 PL m-³ in 400 L tanks. Water quality parameters were maintained within the limits recommended for shrimp farming. After 38 days, a regression analysis revealed that levels of CP content (65.29–72.83%), EE (10.45–11.65%) and body N (10.45–11.64%) increased with increasing protein levels in the diet. A similar trend was observed in the biofloc sludge with respect to CP and N. Survival exceeded 80%, and the shrimp with diets containing 31.28 to 46.34 g 100 g-¹ CP presented an increase in final weight (1.52–2.61 g), productivity (0.69–1.10 kg m-³), weight gain (1.38–2.44 g), and feeding efficiency (77.28–101.68%), whereas these indices decreased to 51.74 g 100 g-¹ CP. Crude protein content from 44.26 to 47.12 g 100 g-¹ provided the best growth performance during the initial rearing phase of Pacific white shrimp L. vannamei in a biofloc system.

Esse estudo avaliou a exigência proteica do Litopenaeus vannamei na fase inicial de cultivo em sistema de bioflocos. Cinco dietas com quantidades crescentes de proteína bruta (31,28; 36,29; 41,57; 46,34 e 51,74 g 100 g-¹ PB) foram avaliadas. As pós-larvas (0,16 ± 0,01 g) foram estocadas na densidade de 450 PL m-³ em tanques de 400 L. A qualidade de água manteve-se dentro dos limites adequados para o cultivo. Após 38 dias, uma análise de regressão revelou que teores de PB (65,29–72,83%), EE (10,45–11,65%) e N corporal (10,45–11,64%) aumentaram com os níveis crescente de proteína na dieta. A mesma análise foi realizada para o lodo do bioflocos, que apresentou aumento crescente de PB e N. A sobrevivência foi superior a 80% e os camarões alimentados com dietas contendo 31,28 à 46,34g 100 g-¹ PB obtiveram aumento no peso final (1,52–2,61 g), produtividade (0,69–1,10 kg m-³), ganho em peso (1,38–2,44 g) e eficiência alimentar (77,28–101,68%), enquanto esses índices decresceram no tratamento 51,74 g 100 g-¹ PB. O conteúdo de proteína bruta entre 44,26 à 47,12 g 100 g-¹ PB proporcionou o melhor desempenho de crescimento durante a fase inicial do cultivo do camarão-branco-do-pacífico L. vannamei em bioflocos.

Protein requirement for initial rearing phase of pacific white shrimp in biofloc system / Exigência proteica para a fase inicial do camarão-branco-do-pácífico em sistema de bioflocos

This study evaluated the protein requirement of Litopenaeus vannamei post-larvae during the initial rearing phase in a biofloc system. Five different diets were evaluated with increasing concentrations of crude protein: 31.28, 36.29, 41.57, 46.34, and 51.74 g 100 g-¹ CP. Post-larvae (0.16 ± 0.01 g) were stocked at a density of 450 PL m-³ in 400 L tanks. Water quality parameters were maintained within the limits recommended for shrimp farming. After 38 days, a regression analysis revealed that levels of CP content (65.29–72.83%), EE (10.45–11.65%) and body N (10.45–11.64%) increased with increasing protein levels in the diet. A similar trend was observed in the biofloc sludge with respect to CP and N. Survival exceeded 80%, and the shrimp with diets containing 31.28 to 46.34 g 100 g-¹ CP presented an increase in final weight (1.52–2.61 g), productivity (0.69–1.10 kg m-³), weight gain (1.38–2.44 g), and feeding efficiency (77.28–101.68%), whereas these indices decreased to 51.74 g 100 g-¹ CP. Crude protein content from 44.26 to 47.12 g 100 g-¹ provided the best growth performance during the initial rearing phase of Pacific white shrimp L. vannamei in a biofloc system.(AU)

Esse estudo avaliou a exigência proteica do Litopenaeus vannamei na fase inicial de cultivo em sistema de bioflocos. Cinco dietas com quantidades crescentes de proteína bruta (31,28; 36,29; 41,57; 46,34 e 51,74 g 100 g-¹ PB) foram avaliadas. As pós-larvas (0,16 ± 0,01 g) foram estocadas na densidade de 450 PL m-³ em tanques de 400 L. A qualidade de água manteve-se dentro dos limites adequados para o cultivo. Após 38 dias, uma análise de regressão revelou que teores de PB (65,29–72,83%), EE (10,45–11,65%) e N corporal (10,45–11,64%) aumentaram com os níveis crescente de proteína na dieta. A mesma análise foi realizada para o lodo do bioflocos, que apresentou aumento crescente de PB e N. A sobrevivência foi superior a 80% e os camarões alimentados com dietas contendo 31,28 à 46,34g 100 g-¹ PB obtiveram aumento no peso final (1,52–2,61 g), produtividade (0,69–1,10 kg m-³), ganho em peso (1,38–2,44 g) e eficiência alimentar (77,28–101,68%), enquanto esses índices decresceram no tratamento 51,74 g 100 g-¹ PB. O conteúdo de proteína bruta entre 44,26 à 47,12 g 100 g-¹ PB proporcionou o melhor desempenho de crescimento durante a fase inicial do cultivo do camarão-branco-do-pacífico L. vannamei em bioflocos.(AU)

Incidence of hepatitis A and hepatitis E viruses and norovirus and rotavirus in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persian Gulf / [Incidência de vírus da hepatite A e hepatite E e norovírus e rotavírus em amostras de peixes e camarões capturados no Golfo Pérsico]

Foodborne viruses including hepatitis A virus (HAV), norovirus (NoV), rotavirus (RoV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are easily transmitted through contaminated seafoods. The current research was done to assess the incidence of RoV, NoV GI and GII,hAV and hEV in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persian Gulf, Iran. Three-hundred and twenty fish and shrimp samples were collected. The presence of foodborne viruses were assessed by the real-time PCR. Forty-nine out of 320 (15.31%) fish and shrimp samples were positive for foodborne viruses. Distribution of hAV, NoV GI and NoV GII amongst all studied samples were 0.93%, 5.93% and 8.43%, respectively. hEV and RoV viruses were not found in studied samples. Parastromateus niger and Scomberomorus commerson fish and Penaeus monodon shrimp were the most frequently contaminated samples. Simultaneous incidence of hAV and NoV GI and hAV and NoV GII were 0.31% and 0.93%, respectively. Distribution of foodborne viruses in samples collected through spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons were 14.28%, 9.33%, 11.76% and 24.44%, respectively. Findings revealed that the incidence of foodborne viruses was significantly associated with seafood species and also season of sampling.(AU)

Vírus transmitidos por alimentos, incluindo hepatite A (HAV), norovírus (NoV), rotavírus (RoV) e hepatite E (HEV) são facilmente transmitidos através de frutos do mar contaminados. Esta pesquisa foi realizada para avaliar a incidência de RoV, NoV GI e GII, hAV e hEV em amostras de peixes e camarões capturadas no Golfo Pérsico, Irã. Foram coletadas 300 amostras de peixes e camarões. A presença de vírus transmitidos por alimentos foi avaliada por PCR em tempo real. Quarenta e nove das 320 amostras de peixes e camarões (15,31%) foram positivas para vírus transmitidos por alimentos. A distribuição de hAV, NoV GI e NoV GII entre as amostras estudadas foi 0,93%, 5,93% e 8,43%, respectivamente. Os vírus hEV e RoV não foram encontrados nas amostras estudadas. Os peixes Parastromateus niger e Scomberomorus commerson e o camarão Penaeus monodon foram as amostras mais frequentemente contaminadas. A incidência simultânea de hAV e NoV GI, e hAV e NoV GII foi de 0,31% e 0,93%, respectivamente. A distribuição dos vírus transmitidos por alimentos nas amostras coletadas na primavera, verão, outono e inverno foi de 14,28%, 9,33%, 11,76% e 24,44%, respectivamente. Os resultados demonstram que a incidência de vírus transmitidos por alimentos foi significativamente associada às espécies de frutos do mar e também à época da amostragem.(AU)

Yet another record of Scylla serrata Forsskal, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) from the western Atlantic

The Indo-Pacific edible swimming crab Scylla serrata is reported here for the fifth time from the western Atlantic including a failed attempt of introduction to Florida for aquaculture purposes in the years 1960’s. The species had been recorded from Brazil in the early 1980’s and in 2011 and from the Caribbean coast of Colombia in 2013. The capture of a third specimen in southeastern Brazil on 24 August 2020 is discussed here. On all occasions individuals found in Brazil were adults captured alive near port areas. The occurrence of S. serrata in disparate time periods in the western Atlantic (1983, 2011, 2013 and 2020) is regarded as an indication of low inoculation pressure.

Yet another record of Scylla serrata Forsskal, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) from the western Atlantic

The Indo-Pacific edible swimming crab Scylla serrata is reported here for the fifth time from the western Atlantic including a failed attempt of introduction to Florida for aquaculture purposes in the years 1960s. The species had been recorded from Brazil in the early 1980s and in 2011 and from the Caribbean coast of Colombia in 2013. The capture of a third specimen in southeastern Brazil on 24 August 2020 is discussed here. On all occasions individuals found in Brazil were adults captured alive near port areas. The occurrence of S. serrata in disparate time periods in the western Atlantic (1983, 2011, 2013 and 2020) is regarded as an indication of low inoculation pressure.(AU)

Reproductive biology of the swimming crab Achelous spinimanus (Decapoda, Portunoidea): a potential fishing resource / Biologia reprodutiva do siri Achelous spinimanus (Decapoda, Portunoidea): um recurso pesqueiro em potencial

This study describes the reproductive and recruitment patterns of the swimming crab Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) in the Ubatuba region of the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil. Crabs were captured monthly from January 1998 to December 1999 in 18 sites located in three bays (Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, and Mar Virado), using a commercial fishing boat. In each sampling area, bottom temperature, salinity, and organic matter content were recorded. A total of 1,911 individuals were captured: 350 adult males, 475 non-ovigerous adult females, 584 adult ovigerous females, and 502 immature individuals. Reproductive females were more abundant in deeper areas; this migration might be a strategy to improve larval dispersion and survival. Ovigerous females were found year-round, indicating a continuous reproduction, and their abundance was positively correlated with temperature. During the 2-year survey, crabs with all gonadal development stages were found. We can infer that this region provides suitable resources for the development of A. spinimanus.(AU)

Este estudo descreveu os padrões reprodutivos e de recrutamento do siri Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) na região de Ubatuba, litoral norte de São Paulo, Brasil. Os siris foram coletados mensalmente, de janeiro de 1998 a dezembro de 1999, em 18 locais em três enseadas (Ubatumirim, Ubatuba e Mar Virado), utilizando um barco de pesca comercial. Em cada área de amostragem foram registrados a temperatura de fundo, salinidade e teor de matéria orgânica. Um total de 1.911 indivíduos foram coletados: 350 machos adultos, 475 fêmeas adultas não ovígeras, 584 fêmeas adultas ovígeras e 502 jovens. As fêmeas reprodutivas foram mais abundantes em áreas profundas; essa migração pode ser uma estratégia para melhorar a dispersão e a sobrevivência das larvas. As fêmeas ovígeras foram encontradas durante todo o ano, indicando uma reprodução contínua, com sua abundância positivamente correlacionada à temperatura. Durante a pesquisa de dois anos, foram encontrados caranguejos em todos os estágios de desenvolvimento gonadal. Podemos inferir que a região de Ubatuba fornece recursos adequados para o estabelecimento e desenvolvimento de A. spinimanus.(AU)

Reproductive biology of the swimming crab Achelous spinimanus (Decapoda, Portunoidea): a potential fishing resource / Biologia reprodutiva do siri Achelous spinimanus (Decapoda, Portunoidea): um recurso pesqueiro em potencial

This study describes the reproductive and recruitment patterns of the swimming crab Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) in the Ubatuba region of the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil. Crabs were captured monthly from January 1998 to December 1999 in 18 sites located in three bays (Ubatumirim, Ubatuba, and Mar Virado), using a commercial fishing boat. In each sampling area, bottom temperature, salinity, and organic matter content were recorded. A total of 1,911 individuals were captured: 350 adult males, 475 non-ovigerous adult females, 584 adult ovigerous females, and 502 immature individuals. Reproductive females were more abundant in deeper areas; this migration might be a strategy to improve larval dispersion and survival. Ovigerous females were found year-round, indicating a continuous reproduction, and their abundance was positively correlated with temperature. During the 2-year survey, crabs with all gonadal development stages were found. We can infer that this region provides suitable resources for the development of A. spinimanus.

Este estudo descreveu os padrões reprodutivos e de recrutamento do siri Achelous spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) na região de Ubatuba, litoral norte de São Paulo, Brasil. Os siris foram coletados mensalmente, de janeiro de 1998 a dezembro de 1999, em 18 locais em três enseadas (Ubatumirim, Ubatuba e Mar Virado), utilizando um barco de pesca comercial. Em cada área de amostragem foram registrados a temperatura de fundo, salinidade e teor de matéria orgânica. Um total de 1.911 indivíduos foram coletados: 350 machos adultos, 475 fêmeas adultas não ovígeras, 584 fêmeas adultas ovígeras e 502 jovens. As fêmeas reprodutivas foram mais abundantes em áreas profundas; essa migração pode ser uma estratégia para melhorar a dispersão e a sobrevivência das larvas. As fêmeas ovígeras foram encontradas durante todo o ano, indicando uma reprodução contínua, com sua abundância positivamente correlacionada à temperatura. Durante a pesquisa de dois anos, foram encontrados caranguejos em todos os estágios de desenvolvimento gonadal. Podemos inferir que a região de Ubatuba fornece recursos adequados para o estabelecimento e desenvolvimento de A. spinimanus.

Ionic balance of water and physical-chemical properties of soil from marine shrimp farms of the Jaguaruna interior county, Ceará, Brazil / Balanço iônico da água e características físico-químicas do solo de fazendas de camarão marinho do município interiorano de Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brasil

The present work aimed at describing and characterizing the physical-chemical composition and the Na+: K+ and Ca+2: Mg+2 ratios of well waters used to fill L. vannamei culture ponds, belonging to farms located in Jaguaruana, an interior municipality of the State of Ceará, Brazil. Besides that, the study also sought to describe and characterize the physical-chemical properties of soils from the same shrimp farms. Well water and soil samples were taken in four farms, three located in Jaguaruana (Pasta Branca, Sargento and Poró) and one in the municipality of Aracati, which served as a control. Water samples were analyzed for pH, specific conductance, salinity, total alkalinity, total and calcium hardness, potassium and sodium. Soil samples were analyzed for pH, specific conductance, salinity, potential acidity, phosphorus, organic carbon, total nitrogen, sodium and potassium. The well waters from Aracati, Pasta Branca/Sargento and Poró were classified as euhaline, oligohaline and mesohaline, respectively. The results of pH indicated that liming was necessary in all four farms. All well waters demanded potassium fertilization to compensate for K+ deficiency and to adjust Na: K ratio. It has been concluded that, in the productive management of inland shrimp farms, it is important to monitor not only the Na: K and Ca: Mg ratios of the water, but also the absolute concentrations of each ion.

O presente trabalho teve os seguintes objetivos: 1 - caracterizar a composição físico-química e as relações Na+: K+ e Ca+2: Mg+2 da água de poços profundos utilizados no abastecimento de viveiros de criação de camarão marinho, Litopenaeus vannamei, pertencentes a fazendas do município interiorano de Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brasil; 2 - caracterizar a composição físico-químico do solo das fazendas de camarão de Jaguaruana. Amostras de água e solo foram coletadas em quatro fazendas, três localizadas em Jaguaruana (Pasta Branca, Sargento e Poró) e uma em Aracati, que serviu como controle experimental. As amostras de água foram analisadas para pH, condutividade elétrica, salinidade, clorinidade, alcalinidade total, dureza total e cálcica, potássio e sódio. As amostras de solo foram analisadas quanto ao pH, condutividade elétrica, salinidade, acidez potencial, fósforo, carbono orgânico, nitrogênio total, sódio e potássio. As águas das fazendas de Aracati, Pasta Branca/Sargento e Poró foram classificadas como eurihalina, oligohalinas e mesohalinas, respectivamente. Os resultados de pH da água (6,8 ± 0,2) indicaram a necessidade de calagem em todas as fazendas investigadas. A água de todos os poços demandava a fertilização potássica, tanto para suprir suas concentrações insuficientes, como para ajustar a relação Na: K. Concluiu-se que, no manejo produtivo de fazendas de carcinicultura interior, é importante monitorar não apenas as relações Na: K e Ca: Mg da água, mas também as concentrações absolutas de cada íon.

Ionic balance of water and physical-chemical properties of soil from marine shrimp farms of the Jaguaruna interior county, Ceará, Brazil / Balanço iônico da água e características físico-químicas do solo de fazendas de camarão marinho do município interiorano de Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brasil

The present work aimed at describing and characterizing the physical-chemical composition and the Na+: K+ and Ca+2: Mg+2 ratios of well waters used to fill L. vannamei culture ponds, belonging to farms located in Jaguaruana, an interior municipality of the State of Ceará, Brazil. Besides that, the study also sought to describe and characterize the physical-chemical properties of soils from the same shrimp farms. Well water and soil samples were taken in four farms, three located in Jaguaruana (Pasta Branca, Sargento and Poró) and one in the municipality of Aracati, which served as a control. Water samples were analyzed for pH, specific conductance, salinity, total alkalinity, total and calcium hardness, potassium and sodium. Soil samples were analyzed for pH, specific conductance, salinity, potential acidity, phosphorus, organic carbon, total nitrogen, sodium and potassium. The well waters from Aracati, Pasta Branca/Sargento and Poró were classified as euhaline, oligohaline and mesohaline, respectively. The results of pH indicated that liming was necessary in all four farms. All well waters demanded potassium fertilization to compensate for K+ deficiency and to adjust Na: K ratio. It has been concluded that, in the productive management of inland shrimp farms, it is important to monitor not only the Na: K and Ca: Mg ratios of the water, but also the absolute concentrations of each ion.(AU)

O presente trabalho teve os seguintes objetivos: 1 - caracterizar a composição físico-química e as relações Na+: K+ e Ca+2: Mg+2 da água de poços profundos utilizados no abastecimento de viveiros de criação de camarão marinho, Litopenaeus vannamei, pertencentes a fazendas do município interiorano de Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brasil; 2 - caracterizar a composição físico-químico do solo das fazendas de camarão de Jaguaruana. Amostras de água e solo foram coletadas em quatro fazendas, três localizadas em Jaguaruana (Pasta Branca, Sargento e Poró) e uma em Aracati, que serviu como controle experimental. As amostras de água foram analisadas para pH, condutividade elétrica, salinidade, clorinidade, alcalinidade total, dureza total e cálcica, potássio e sódio. As amostras de solo foram analisadas quanto ao pH, condutividade elétrica, salinidade, acidez potencial, fósforo, carbono orgânico, nitrogênio total, sódio e potássio. As águas das fazendas de Aracati, Pasta Branca/Sargento e Poró foram classificadas como eurihalina, oligohalinas e mesohalinas, respectivamente. Os resultados de pH da água (6,8 ± 0,2) indicaram a necessidade de calagem em todas as fazendas investigadas. A água de todos os poços demandava a fertilização potássica, tanto para suprir suas concentrações insuficientes, como para ajustar a relação Na: K. Concluiu-se que, no manejo produtivo de fazendas de carcinicultura interior, é importante monitorar não apenas as relações Na: K e Ca: Mg da água, mas também as concentrações absolutas de cada íon.(AU)

Discovery of the mud shrimp genus Anacalliax de Saint Laurent, 1973 (Decapoda: Callianassidae) in the Brazilian coast

Previously known only from Argentina and Uruguay, Anacalliax argentinensis is herein reported for the first time from Rio de Janeiro, representing the first occurrence of genus Anacalliax in the Brazilian coast and the northernmost record of the species in the Atlantic Ocean. Morphological variations on the third maxilliped and first pereopods are discussed based in our material.

First record of the genus Eumunida Smith, 1883 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Eumunididae) from the southwestern Atlantic, with the description of a new species

Eumunida picta Smith, 1883, was considered for over a century an amphi-Atlantic species and the only representative of the genus in the Atlantic Ocean, until being split into three species: E. picta sensu stricto (from the northwestern Atlantic), E. bella de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990 and E. squamifera de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990 (from the northeastern and southeastern Atlantic, respectively). Eumunida is now expanded to include a new species, E. notialis, from off the Brazilian coast. Hence, this is the first record of Eumunida and Eumunididae from the southwestern Atlantic. The new species differs from all its Atlantic counterparts in having (1) four hepatic spines; (2) two carapace inframarginal spines; (3) the distal end of the antennal acicle nearly reaching to the articulation between fourth and fifth antennal segments; and (4) the anterolateral spine of the second pleonal tergite obsolete.

Discovery of the mud shrimp genus Anacalliax de Saint Laurent, 1973 (Decapoda: Callianassidae) in the Brazilian coast

Previously known only from Argentina and Uruguay, Anacalliax argentinensis is herein reported for the first time from Rio de Janeiro, representing the first occurrence of genus Anacalliax in the Brazilian coast and the northernmost record of the species in the Atlantic Ocean. Morphological variations on the third maxilliped and first pereopods are discussed based in our material.(AU)

First record of the genus Eumunida Smith, 1883 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Eumunididae) from the southwestern Atlantic, with the description of a new species

Eumunida picta Smith, 1883, was considered for over a century an amphi-Atlantic species and the only representative of the genus in the Atlantic Ocean, until being split into three species: E. picta sensu stricto (from the northwestern Atlantic), E. bella de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990 and E. squamifera de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990 (from the northeastern and southeastern Atlantic, respectively). Eumunida is now expanded to include a new species, E. notialis, from off the Brazilian coast. Hence, this is the first record of Eumunida and Eumunididae from the southwestern Atlantic. The new species differs from all its Atlantic counterparts in having (1) four hepatic spines; (2) two carapace inframarginal spines; (3) the distal end of the antennal acicle nearly reaching to the articulation between fourth and fifth antennal segments; and (4) the anterolateral spine of the second pleonal tergite obsolete.(AU)

Morphological sexual maturity of the freshwater anomuran crab Aegla parana (Crustacea, Decapoda, Aeglidae) from Negro River Sub-basin, Upper Iguaçu Basin, southern Brazil

The carapace length (CL) at the onset of morphological sexual maturity (MSM) in Aegla paranaSchmitt, 1942was estimated in a population located at Negro River Sub-basin, Upper Iguaçu Basin, southern Brazil. The animals were captured with Surber net and with baited traps in Negro River and in its tributary Totó River, in December/2017, June and July/2018. Carapace length of each individual was measured from the tip of the rostrum to the posterior margin of the carapace, with a digital caliper or under a digital microscope. Length of the major cheliped propodus (LMAP) of males and width of the abdomen (LA) of females were measured for relative growth analysis. The CL at the onset of MSM was estimated as the inflection points on the scatter plots with the REGRANS program. In Negro River, 107 males (CL range 6.90- 50.25 mm) and 95 females (10.37-39.36 mm) were obtained, while in Toto River, 225 males (4.92-25.65 mm) and 160 females (5.18- 26.45 mm). MSM is attained by males at 23.15 mm CL and females at 17.85 mm CL. The smallest ovigerous female measured 19.00 mm CL. Aegla parana reaches the highest maximum size and males attain MSM with the highest CL value among the known species of the genus.(AU)

O comprimento da carapaça (CL) no início da maturidade sexual morfológica (MSM) em Aegla paranaSchmitt, 1942foi estimado em uma população que ocorre na Sub-bacia do Rio Negro, Bacia do Alto Iguaçu, sul do Brasil. Os animais foram capturados com rede Surber e com armadilhas iscadas no Rio Negro e no seu afluente Rio Totó, em dezembro/2017, junho e julho/2018. Cada indivíduo teve o CL medido da ponta do rostro até a margem posterior da carapaça, com um paquímetro digital ou sob um microscópio digital. O comprimento do propódo do maior quelípodo (LMAP) dos machos e a largura do abdômen (AW) das fêmeas foram medidos para a análise de crescimento relativo. O CL de início da MSM foi estimado como o ponto de inflexão no gráfico de dispersão com o programa REGRANS. No Rio Negro, 107 machos (amplitude de variação do CL: 6,90-50,25 mm CL) e 95 fêmeas (10,37-39,36 mm CL) foram obtidos, enquanto no Rio Totó, 225 machos (4,92-25,65 mm CL) e 160 fêmeas (5,18-26,45 mm CL). MSM é atingido por machos com 23,15 mm CL e fêmeas com 17,85 mm CL. A menor fêmea ovígera mediu 19,00 mm CL. Aegla parana atinge o maior tamanho máximo e os machos atingem MSM com o maior valor de CL entre as espécies conhecidas do gênero.(AU)

Morphological sexual maturity of the freshwater anomuran crab Aegla parana (Crustacea, Decapoda, Aeglidae) from Negro River Sub-basin, Upper Iguaçu Basin, southern Brazil

The carapace length (CL) at the onset of morphological sexual maturity (MSM) in Aegla paranaSchmitt, 1942was estimated in a population located at Negro River Sub-basin, Upper Iguaçu Basin, southern Brazil. The animals were captured with Surber net and with baited traps in Negro River and in its tributary Totó River, in December/2017, June and July/2018. Carapace length of each individual was measured from the tip of the rostrum to the posterior margin of the carapace, with a digital caliper or under a digital microscope. Length of the major cheliped propodus (LMAP) of males and width of the abdomen (LA) of females were measured for relative growth analysis. The CL at the onset of MSM was estimated as the inflection points on the scatter plots with the REGRANS program. In Negro River, 107 males (CL range 6.90- 50.25 mm) and 95 females (10.37-39.36 mm) were obtained, while in Toto River, 225 males (4.92-25.65 mm) and 160 females (5.18- 26.45 mm). MSM is attained by males at 23.15 mm CL and females at 17.85 mm CL. The smallest ovigerous female measured 19.00 mm CL. Aegla parana reaches the highest maximum size and males attain MSM with the highest CL value among the known species of the genus.

O comprimento da carapaça (CL) no início da maturidade sexual morfológica (MSM) em Aegla paranaSchmitt, 1942foi estimado em uma população que ocorre na Sub-bacia do Rio Negro, Bacia do Alto Iguaçu, sul do Brasil. Os animais foram capturados com rede Surber e com armadilhas iscadas no Rio Negro e no seu afluente Rio Totó, em dezembro/2017, junho e julho/2018. Cada indivíduo teve o CL medido da ponta do rostro até a margem posterior da carapaça, com um paquímetro digital ou sob um microscópio digital. O comprimento do propódo do maior quelípodo (LMAP) dos machos e a largura do abdômen (AW) das fêmeas foram medidos para a análise de crescimento relativo. O CL de início da MSM foi estimado como o ponto de inflexão no gráfico de dispersão com o programa REGRANS. No Rio Negro, 107 machos (amplitude de variação do CL: 6,90-50,25 mm CL) e 95 fêmeas (10,37-39,36 mm CL) foram obtidos, enquanto no Rio Totó, 225 machos (4,92-25,65 mm CL) e 160 fêmeas (5,18-26,45 mm CL). MSM é atingido por machos com 23,15 mm CL e fêmeas com 17,85 mm CL. A menor fêmea ovígera mediu 19,00 mm CL. Aegla parana atinge o maior tamanho máximo e os machos atingem MSM com o maior valor de CL entre as espécies conhecidas do gênero.

Sexual and reproductive traits of the pearl oyster shrimp Pontonia margarita (Decapoda: Palemonidae), symbiotically inhabiting the mantle cavity of the rugose pen shell Pinna rugosa (Bivalvia: Pinnidae)

Symbiosis between decapods and mollusks provides a unique opportunity to examine some of the evolutionary strategies employed by marine invertebrates. We describe the sexual and reproductive traits of the pearl oyster shrimp, Pontonia margarita Verril, 1869, found symbiotically inhabiting the mantle cavity of the rugose pen shell, Pinna rugosa Sowerby, 1835. Solitary males and females (ovigerous and non-ovigerous) and heterosexual pairs (with ovigerous and non-ovigerous females) were found in a total of 47 rugose pen shells collected from a sandy area with seagrass meadows on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico. The body length (BL) of female P. margarita was correlated with the shell volume of their rugose pen shell host. The sex ratio was female-biased (0.85M:1F). Female P. margarita were larger than their male counterparts in terms of BL, cephalothorax length (CL), and the maximum chelae length of the second pereopod (MCL). The CL and MCL were more strongly correlated for males (r = 0.70, p = 0.01). The number and volume of eggs per ovigerous female varied from 95 to 1,571 and from 5.46 ± 0.48 to 8.85 ± 0.97 mm3, respectively. Our results indicate polygamous behavior and social monogamy among P. margarita, and a short-term pairing system for their association with P. rugosa.