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DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS ASSOCIATED WITH WORM ROCK (PHRAGMATOPOMA LAPIDOSA KINBERG) IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA

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1981
Summary:
Decapod communities associated with intertidal and subtidal worm reefs (Phragmatopoma lapidosa) were investigated in March and September, 1973, at four locations along the Florida east coast. Quantitative samples from intertidal reefs yielded few species (23), dominated by the grapsid, Pachygrapsus transversus. Subtidal samples contained 71 species, generally dominated by Synalpheus fritzmuelleri. Qualitative collections yielded additional rare species resulting in a total of 94 species found inhabit ing the worm reefs. The family Alpheidae contained the greatest number of species (20) followed by the family Majidae (16) and the fa~ily Xanthidae (12). The remaining 16 families were represented by seven or fewer species. Eleven of the 94 species (or 11 .7%) were new continental records, while occurrence of three other species constituted range extensions from the Florida Keys or Florida west coast. A systematic account of each species is given and taxonomic problems are elucidated. The significance of P. lapidosa reefs as a habitat for decapods is discussed.
Title: DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS ASSOCIATED WITH WORM ROCK (PHRAGMATOPOMA LAPIDOSA KINBERG) IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA.
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Name(s): VAN MONTFRANS, JACQUES.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1981
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 301 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Decapod communities associated with intertidal and subtidal worm reefs (Phragmatopoma lapidosa) were investigated in March and September, 1973, at four locations along the Florida east coast. Quantitative samples from intertidal reefs yielded few species (23), dominated by the grapsid, Pachygrapsus transversus. Subtidal samples contained 71 species, generally dominated by Synalpheus fritzmuelleri. Qualitative collections yielded additional rare species resulting in a total of 94 species found inhabit ing the worm reefs. The family Alpheidae contained the greatest number of species (20) followed by the family Majidae (16) and the fa~ily Xanthidae (12). The remaining 16 families were represented by seven or fewer species. Eleven of the 94 species (or 11 .7%) were new continental records, while occurrence of three other species constituted range extensions from the Florida Keys or Florida west coast. A systematic account of each species is given and taxonomic problems are elucidated. The significance of P. lapidosa reefs as a habitat for decapods is discussed.
Identifier: 14090 (digitool), FADT14090 (IID), fau:10904 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Subject(s): Decapoda (Crustacea)--Florida
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