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Seasonal Variation And Meat Composition Of Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus, Rathbun, 1896) Caught In İskenderun Bay, North-East Mediterranean, Canan Türeli̇, Ünal Erdem, Mehmet Çeli̇k
Seasonal Variation And Meat Composition Of Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus, Rathbun, 1896) Caught In İskenderun Bay, North-East Mediterranean, Canan Türeli̇, Ünal Erdem, Mehmet Çeli̇k
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The seasonal variation and meat composition of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896) were investigated. Twenty (10 male, 10 female) crabs were used each season. The total weight of the samples was estimated and the ratios of crude protein, lipid, dry matter and crude ash were obtained from meat of the body and claws. Comparatively higher values of dry matter, crude ash and lipid were determined for the claw meat of males in winter. In the same season the crude protein and lipid composition of claws and crude ash of body meat were higher in females than other meat. The …
Parasitization Of Callinectes Rathbunae And Callinectes Sapidus By The Rhizocephalan Barnacle Loxothylacus Texanus In Alvarado Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico, Fernando Alvarez, Adolfo Gracia, Rafael Robles, Jorge Calderon
Parasitization Of Callinectes Rathbunae And Callinectes Sapidus By The Rhizocephalan Barnacle Loxothylacus Texanus In Alvarado Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico, Fernando Alvarez, Adolfo Gracia, Rafael Robles, Jorge Calderon
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Callinectes rathbunae and CalIinectes sapidus in Alvarado Lagoon, Mexico, were sampled monthly for one year to determine the extent of parasitization by the rhizocephalan cirripede Loxothylacus texanus. Prevalence levels. host sex ratio, carapace width-weight variation, and distribution of the number of parasites among hosts were analyzed. Loxothylacus texanus was present almost exclusively in C. rathbunae with a mean prevalence of 7.58%, while less than 1% of all C. sapidus were parasitized. Callinectes rathbunae constitutes a new host record for this parasite. A study of infection revealed significant variation in prevalence and host size throughout the study period. The sex …
An Unusually Small Egg-Carrying Callinectes Sapidus In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, With Comments On The Barnacle Loxothylacus Texanus, Robin M. Overstreet, Harriet M. Perry, Gerald Adkins
An Unusually Small Egg-Carrying Callinectes Sapidus In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, With Comments On The Barnacle Loxothylacus Texanus, Robin M. Overstreet, Harriet M. Perry, Gerald Adkins
Gulf and Caribbean Research
This communication reports the smallest verified egg-carrying specimen of Callinectes sapidus. With a carapace 20 mm long by 47 mm wide, the female measures considerably less than most other mature individuals, but about the same as an average-sized individual infected with an adult specimen of the rhizocephalan Loxothylacus texanus.