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Reproduction and development in Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea: Atyidae) clarifies larval ecology in the Hawaiian anchialine ecosystem


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dc.contributorScott Santos, santosr@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorHavird, Justin C
dc.creatorVaught, Rebecca C
dc.creatorWeese, David A
dc.creatorSantos, Scott R
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T00:21:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T00:21:20Z
dc.date.created2015-10
dc.identifier10.1086/BBLv229n2p134en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49435
dc.description.abstractLarvae in aquatic habitats often develop in environments different from those they inhabit as adults. Shrimp in the Atyidae exemplify this trend, as larvae of many species require salt or brackish water for development, while adults are freshwater-adapted. An exception within the Atyidae family is the "anchialine clade," which are euryhaline as adults and endemic to habitats with subterranean fresh and marine water influences. Although the Hawaiian anchialine atyid Halocaridina rubra is a strong osmoregulator, its larvae have never been observed in nature. Moreover, larval development in anchialine species is poorly studied. Here, reproductive trends in laboratory colonies over a 5-y period are presented from seven genetic lineages and one mixed population of H. rubra; larval survivorship under varying salinities is also discussed. The presence and number of larvae differed significantly among lineages, with the mixed population being the most prolific. Statistical differences in reproduction attributable to seasonality also were identified. Larval survivorship was lowest (12% settlement rate) at a salinity approaching fresh water and significantly higher in brackish and seawater (88% and 72%, respectively). Correlated with this finding, identifiable gills capable of ion transport did not develop until metamorphosis into juveniles. Thus, early life stages of H. rubra are apparently excluded from surface waters, which are characterized by lower and fluctuating salinities. Instead, these stages are restricted to the subterranean (where there is higher and more stable salinity) portion of Hawaii's anchialine habitats due to their inability to tolerate low salinities. Taken together, these data contribute to the understudied area of larval ecology in the anchialine ecosystem.en_US
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dc.publisherNational Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe Biological Bulletinen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1939-8697en_US
dc.rights© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.subjectDecapoda (Crustacea)en_US
dc.subjectHawaiien_US
dc.subjectAtyidaeen_US
dc.subjectshrimpen_US
dc.subjectanchialine cladeen_US
dc.subjectHalocaridina rubraen_US
dc.subjectosmoregulatorsen_US
dc.subjectlarval ecologyen_US
dc.titleReproduction and development in Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Crustacea: Atyidae) clarifies larval ecology in the Hawaiian anchialine ecosystemen_US
dc.typeCollectionen_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume229en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
dc.citation.spage134en_US
dc.citation.epage142en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US

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