Reproduction of Halicarcinus planatus (crustacea, decapoda, hymenosomatidae) in the Deseado River estuary, southwestern Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Vinuesa, Julio Hector, Ferrari, Lucrecia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: DEVELOPMENT; MATING; REPRODUCTION; HALICARCINUS PLANATUS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Hector; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Patagonia; San Juan
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/243972

The small spider crab Halicarcinus planatus, is a common resident in the rocky coasts of the Magellanic region in South America. The H. planatus population in the Deseado River estuary differs from other populations of the same species in the spatial segregation of sexes. Between March 2002 and Octo...