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Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Perez-Farfante, 1967) and F. brasiliensis (Latreille, 1817) (Decapoda, Penaeidae): Ontogenetic comparison using the combined analysis of secondary sexual characters and molecular markers

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Author(s):
Caetano Franca, Nielson Felix [1, 2] ; de Moraes, Alex Barbosa [1] ; Carvalho-Batista, Abner [3, 4] ; Ramos Barreto de Melo, Marilia Carla [1] ; Lopez-Greco, Laura [5] ; Mantelatto, Fernando Luis [2] ; de Morais Freire, Fulvio Aurelio [1]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte UFRN, Ctr Biociencias, Dept Bot & Zool, GEEFAA, Natal, RN - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, LBSC, FFCLRP, Dept Biol, Ave Bandeirantes 3900, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Sao Paulo UNESP, Lab Biol Camaroes Marinhos & Dulcicolas, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ciencias Biol, Bauru, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Paulista UNIP, Inst Ciencias Saude, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[5] Univ Buenos Aires, Lab Biol Reprod & Crecimiento Crustraceos Decapod, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, CONICET, IBBEA, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Fisheries Research; v. 216, p. 89-95, AUG 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Most identification keys of species of Farfantepenaeus use the shape of secondary sexual characters as a dichotomic character, but this approach focus only on adults. The lack of similar diagnostic tools for juveniles, which are commonly found in sympatry in estuaries, hinders the identification of the species Farfantepenaeus subtilis and Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis. To fill this gap, here we described the morphology of their secondary sexual characters along ontogeny and confirmed the efficiency of these characters using molecular tools. Moreover, based on morphological analyses of the thelycum and petasma we propose an additional morphological maturity stage, and report the occurrence of positive allometry in both sexes. These results may serve as a baseline for future improvements of the management practices of stocks of these shrimps, and future studies on the systematic, reproductive biology and development of penaeid shrimps. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/50188-8 - Decapod crustaceans: multi-disciplinary characterization of the sea biodiversity of the State of São Paulo (taxonomy, spermiotaxonomy, molecular biology and population dynamics)
Grantee:Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto
Support type: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants