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SCIENTIA MARINA 82(4) December 2018, 207-229, Barcelona (Spain) ISSN-L: 0214-8358 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04831.04A Updating changes in the Iberian decapod crustacean fauna (excluding crabs) after 50 years J. Enrique García Raso 1, Jose A. Cuesta 2, Pere Abelló 3, Enrique Macpherson 4 1 Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Biología Animal, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain. (JEGR) E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-9518 2 Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC, Avda. República Saharaui 2, 11519 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain. (JAC) E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9482-2336 3 Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. (PA) E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-2465 4 Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes, CSIC, Carrer d’Accés a la Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Spain. (EM) E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4849-4532 Summary: An annotated checklist of the marine decapod crustaceans (excluding crabs) of the Iberian Peninsula has been compiled 50 years after the publication of “Crustáceos decápodos ibéricos” by Zariquiey Álvarez (1968). A total of 293 spe- cies belonging to 136 genera and 48 families has been recorded. This information increases by 116 species the total number reported by Zariquiey Álvarez in his posthumous work. The families with the greatest species richness are the Paguridae (28) and Palaemonidae (18). References by geographic sectors and for all species are given. The results show that 264 species are reported in the Atlantic sectors, while 178 have been found in the Mediterranean. The species richness and the differ- ences between and within sectors are discussed; these are mainly due to the dimension of the areas, the depth ranges and the confluence of distinct water masses with a different origin and different physicochemical features. Consequently, the greatest richness of decapod species (excluding crabs) is found in the Gulf of Cádiz, with 194 species. The total number of decapods found in and around Iberian waters, including crabs, freshwater species and some new records not yet published, reaches 448. Keywords: checklist; Decapoda Crustacea; Iberian Peninsula; species richness. Actualización de los cambios en la fauna de crustáceos decápodos ibéricos (excluidos los cangrejos) después de 50 años Resumen: Se ha realizado un listado comentado de los crustáceos decápodos marinos (excluidos los cangrejos) de la penín- sula ibérica, después de 50 años de la publicación “Crustáceos decápodos ibéricos” por Zariquiey Álvarez (1968). En total se mencionan 293 especies de 136 géneros y 48 familias. Estos datos incrementan en 116 el número de especies citadas por Zariquiey Álvarez en su obra póstuma. Las familias con mayor riqueza específica son Paguridae (28) y Palaemonidae (18). Se citan referencias para cada sector geográfico y especie. Las aguas atlánticas (en su conjunto) muestran una mayor riqueza, con 264 especies, mientras que 178 han sido citadas en aguas mediterráneas ibéricas. Se da el número de especies por sectores y se comentan las diferencias, consecuencia, principalmente, de la dimensión y rango de profundidad de cada uno de ellos y de la confluencia de masas de aguas con orígenes y caracteríticas fisico-químicas diferentes. Así, la mayor riqueza específica (sin incluir los cangrejos) se encuentra en el Golfo de Cádiz con 194 especies. El número total de especies de crustáceos decápodos en aguas ibéricas, incluyendo cangrejos, especies de agua dulce y algunas nuevas citas de especies aún no publicadas, sería de 448. Palabras clave: lista inventario; Crustacea Decapoda; península ibérica; riqueza de especies. Citation/Como citar este artículo: García Raso J.E., Cuesta J.A., Abelló P., Macpherson E. 2018. Updating changes in the Iberian decapod crustacean fauna (excluding crabs) after 50 years. Sci. Mar. 82(4): 207-229. https://doi.org/10.3989/ scimar.04831.04A Editor: J. Templado. Received: July 6, 2018. Accepted: October 31, 2018. Published: December 14, 2018. Copyright: © 2018 CSIC. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. 208 • J.E. Gracia Raso et al. INTRODUCTION The study of decapod crustaceans in the Iberian Peninsula began in the last part of the 19th century, with information and lists obtained from different coastal areas (e.g. Brito Capello 1873, Barceló-Combis 1875, Bolívar 1892, 1916, Buen 1887, 1916, Ferrer Galdiano 1920, 1940, Miranda y Rivera 1921), as well as from the results from the research expeditions that covered parts of these waters (see García Raso 1996 and refer- ences cited therein). The first checklist for all Spanish waters was compiled by Miranda y Rivera (1933) and subsequently extended by Zariquiey-Cenarro (1935a, b, 1942). Zariquiey Álvarez (1946) published a syn- thesis, “Crustáceos Decápodos Mediterráneos”. In Portugal, Nobre (1931, 1936) published “Crustáceos Decápodos e Stomatópodes marinhos de Portugal”. These relatively intensive works on the Iberian deca- Fig. 1. – Map of the Iberian Peninsula and nearby waters show- pods culminated just 50 years ago with the publication ing the areas considered to characterize the spatial distribution of of “Crustáceos Decápodos Ibéricos”, a posthumous decapod crustacean species. The –200 and –1000 metres isobaths work by Ricardo Zariquiey Álvarez completed by Drs are shown. Areas: Gulf of Biscay and Galicia (GB-GA); western Lipke B. Holthuis, Jacques Forest and Isabella Gordon, Portugal (WP); Gulf of Cádiz or southwestern Iberian Peninsula (GC); Alborán Sea (ALB); Spanish western Mediterranean (SWM). which has been, and still is, a basic reference work for Explanation of letters in left lower corner of figure. Figure modified this taxonomic group in the Mediterranean Sea and from Scientia Marina in Marco-Herrero et al. (2015). Europe. Recently, the works of d’Udekem d’Acoz (1999a) Álvarez (1968) and d’Udekem d’Acoz (1999a), in ad- and Türkay (2001) offer updated lists of the European dition to a large number of subsequent specific pub- decapods, but they do not provide listings of species by lications. Data from relatively recent expeditions in geographic sectors. remote areas of the coast, especially those from deep Today, the number of known Iberian decapod crus- and pelagic waters (e.g. Türkay 1975, García Raso taceans has increased mainly due to the large number 1996, Fariña et al. 1997, and Cartes et al. 2007, 2014) of studies undertaken along the continental shelf and enabled us to complete the species list. Additional in- slope, as well as on bathyal bottoms. Furthermore, cli- formation was obtained from several expeditions and mate change and other anthropogenic activities have research projects carried out by governmental agen- increased the number of thermophilic and invasive spe- cies, which have published information and species cies, reinforcing the utility of check-lists for detecting lists on the internet. These include the Instituto Es- changes in fauna over time in specific regional areas pañol de Oceanografía projects ECOMARG (http:// (Zenetos et al 2010, 2012). Finally, changes in nomen- www.ecomarg.com/biodiversidad.html), DEEPER clature and taxonomical reorganizations at different (http://www.ma.ieo.es/deeper) and INDEMARES levels (families, genera and species) have taken place (http://www.indemares.es), the Alcalá University in these years due, in part, to the development of mo- CALMEN07 Expedition (http://www.juanjunoy.info/ lecular techniques (Cuesta et al. 2012, among others) wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CALMEN07.pdf; Junoy and to larval studies (Marco-Herrero et al. 2013). 2008) and studies of specific areas (e.g. Calado and These reasons led us to consider that it would be Narciso 2002). Reviews of specific groups and genera of wider interest to review the list of Iberian decapod (e.g. Macpherson 1988, García-Gómez 1994, Galil crustacean species. We also present this review in hom- 2000, and Macpherson and Segonzac 2005), those age to and recognition of all these authors, especially with descriptions of new species (e.g. García Muñoz Dr. Ricardo Zariquiey Álvarez and his father Ricardo et al. 2014), and new records of introduced species Zariquiey-Cenarro. In this regard, Marco-Herrero et al. in the area (e.g. García Raso et al. 2014b) were also (2015) published a first paper with the updated list of included. the brachyuran crabs, and now, with this present pa- In addition, in studies on meso- and bathypelagic per, which includes the remaining marine groups, we species in waters some distance from the Iberian update the definitive list of all marine Iberian decapod Peninsula coast, for example between Portugal and crustaceans. In addition, a list of freshwater species Azores, some species are mentioned but their spe- is given to account for the total number of species in cific location is not (e.g. Burukovsky 1996). Some Iberian waters. of these species, which show wide geographic distri- bution and extensive vertical movements, have also MATERIALS AND METHODS been included, because although they have not been captured in jurisdictional waters (economic zone) In order to draw up the present updated list of Ibe- their presence is highly probable, especially consid- rian decapod crustaceans (excluding Brachyura), two ering the scarcity of studies in the pelagic habitat basic studies were taken as a departure point: Zariquiey around Iberian waters. SCI. MAR. 82(4), December 2018, 207-229. ISSN-L 0214-8358 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04831.05A Changes in the Iberian decapod crustacean fauna • 209 The geographical sectors considered are the same Iberian Peninsula (Appendix 1). They belong to 136 as in Marco-Herrero et al. (2015) (Fig. 1): the Gulf of genera and 48 families. These data increase the num- Biscay and Galicia, western Portugal, the Gulf of Cádiz ber of species recorded by Zariquiey Álvarez (1968) by and the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, the Alboran 116 species of 54 different genera and 22 families (the Sea, and the Spanish western Mediterranean.
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    Environmental Physiology of Cultured Early-Stage Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii Hutton, 1875) Larvae Michel Francois Marie Bermudes Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor Of Philosophy University of Tasmania November 2002 Declarations This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the University or any other institution, except by way of background information in duly acknowledged in the thesis, and to the best of the candidate's knowledge and belief, no material previously published or written by another person except where due acknowledgment is made in the text of the thesis. Michel Francois Marie Bermudes This thesis may be available for loan and limited copying in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968. Michel Francois Marie Bermudes Abstract The aim of this project was to define more clearly the culture conditions for the propagation of the southern rock lobster (Jasus echvardsii) in relation to environmental bioenergetic constraints. The effects of temperature and photoperiod on the first three stages of development were first studied in small-scale culture experiments. Larvae reared at 18°C developed faster and reached a larger size at stage IV than larvae cultured at 14°C. Development through stage II was shorter under continuous light. However, the pattern of response to photoperiod shifted at stage III when growth was highest in all the light/dark phase treatments than under continuous light. The influence of temperature and light intensity in early-stage larvae was further investigated through behavioural and physiological studies. Results obtained in stages I, II and III larvae indicated an energetic imbalance at high temperature (-22°C).
  • Anomura (Crustacea Decapoda) from the Mayotte Region, Western Indian Ocean

    Anomura (Crustacea Decapoda) from the Mayotte Region, Western Indian Ocean

    ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN NO. 593 ANOMURA (CRUSTACEA DECAPODA) FROM THE MAYOTTE REGION, WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN Joseph Poupin, Jean-Marie Bouchard, Vincent Dinhut, Régis Cleva, and Jacques Dumas ANOMURA (CRUSTACEA DECAPODA) FROM THE MAYOTTE REGION, WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN Joseph Poupin, Jean-Marie Bouchard, Vincent Dinhut, Régis Cleva and Jacques Dumas Atoll Research Bulletin No. 593 23 October 2013 All statements made in papers published in the Atoll Research Bulletin are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Smithsonian Institution or of the editors of the Bulletin. Articles submitted for publication in the Atoll Research Bulletin should be original papers and must be made available by authors for open access publication. Manuscripts should be consistent with the “Author Formatting Guidelines for Publication in the Atoll Research Bulletin.” All submissions to the Bulletin are peer reviewed and, after revision, are evaluated prior to acceptance and publication through the publisher’s open access portal, Open SI (http://opensi.si.edu). Published by SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SCHOLARLY PRESS P.O. Box 37012, MRC 957 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 www.scholarlypress.si.edu The rights to all text and images in this publication are owned either by the contributing authors or third parties. Fair use of materials is permitted for personal, educational, or noncommercial purposes. Users must cite author and source of content, must not alter or modify the content, and must comply with all other terms or restrictions that may be applicable. Users are responsible for securing permission from a rights holder for any other use. ISSN: 0077-5630 (online) i CONTENT CONTENT .............................................................................................................................
  • Seasonal Variation in Community Structure and Recruitment of Benthic Decapods in a Sub-Tidal Cobble Habitat

    Seasonal Variation in Community Structure and Recruitment of Benthic Decapods in a Sub-Tidal Cobble Habitat

    MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Vol. 206: 181–191, 2000 Published November 3 Mar Ecol Prog Ser Seasonal variation in community structure and recruitment of benthic decapods in a sub-tidal cobble habitat Martin Robinson*, Oliver Tully Department of Zoology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland ABSTRACT: Quantitative suction samples of benthic decapod fauna were taken in the south of Ireland during 1997. Some species settled into the area, but failed to persist to the first winter, while others were present in high numbers throughout the year. The duration of settlement was species- specific, ranging from several weeks to several months. Body size at settlement decreased with increasing temperature during larval development. Growth potential and early mortality of a number of decapod species was examined by separation of successive moult instars from length-frequency distributions. Seasonal lows in abundance and biomass of young of the year and for previously estab- lished decapod individuals were identified at the end of July and early August, which may represent the most suitable time to release juveniles for stock-enhancement purposes. Community structure differed between settlement season and over-wintering periods. Young-of-the-year community structure differed from that of previously established individuals, with higher abundance and num- ber of species recorded for the former. The data represent a baseline study of a widely distributed community and may support further work on species interactions, improving the accuracy of predic- tion of annual recruitment fluctuations. KEY WORDS: Community · Decapod · Recruitment · Seasonal variation Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher INTRODUCTION strong 1995, Pile et al.