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Nutritional vulnerability of early zoeal stages of the invasive shrimpLysmata vittata(Decapoda: Caridea) in the Atlantic Ocean

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Author(s):
Barros-Alves, Samara De P. [1, 2] ; Santos e Almeida, Andrea [3] ; de Almeida, Ariadine Cristine [1] ; da Costa, Rogerio Caetano [3] ; Rodrigues Alves, Douglas Fernandes [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Uberlandia UFU, Inst Biol, Posgrad Ecol & Conservacao Recursos Nat PPGECO, Lab Ecol Ecossistemas Aquat LEEA, Campus Umuarama, Uberlandia, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Minas Gerais UEMG, Dept Ciencias Biol, Ituiutaba, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Fac Ciencias, Lab Camaroes Marinhos & Agua Doce, Bauru, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom; v. 100, n. 4, p. 577-584, JUN 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Lysmata vittatais considered an invasive shrimp in the Atlantic Ocean and some characteristics might have contributed to its invasive success, such as its larval nutritional vulnerability during the early stages of development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the early larval stages of the shrimpL. vittata. Ovigerous specimens were captured in an estuarine region of north-eastern Brazil. Zoeae were assigned to two experiments: (1) the point of no return (PNR), consisting of treatments with an increasing number of days of starvation and subsequent days of feeding; and (2) the point of reserve saturation (PRS), consisting of treatments with an increasing number of days of feeding and subsequent days of starvation. Two control groups were considered: continuous starvation (CS) and continuous feeding (CF). Nutritional vulnerability was estimated by the time when 50% of the initially starved larvae (PNR50) lost the ability to moult to the next stage, when 50% of the initially fed larvae (PRS50) were capable of moulting to the next stage. In the CF, the mean development time (+/- SD) of the larvae that reached stage III was 4.36 +/- 0.74 days with a mortality of 70%, and the mean carapace length (+/- SD) was 0.61 +/- 0.04 mm CL. The PNR(50)and PRS(50)were 2.42 +/- 0.14 and 1.32 +/- 0.83 days, respectively. The nutritional vulnerability index (PRS50/PNR50= 0.54) indicates thatL. vittatapresents intermediate dependence on exogenous food during the early larval stages, which might help our understanding of the invasive potential of this species in the Atlantic Ocean. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/26792-1 - Larval development of the ornamental shrimps Lysmata ankeri, L. intermedia and L. bahia reared in laboratory (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lysmatidae)
Grantee:Andréa Santos e Almeida
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
FAPESP's process: 18/13685-5 - Integrative analysis of the Brazilian fauna of decapod crustaceans: taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, spermiotaxonomy, morphology of post-embryonic development, ecology and conservation
Grantee:Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants