Distribution of calico crab Hepatus Pudibunds (Herbst, 1785) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) in Fortaleza Bay, Ubatuba (SP), Brazil

Authors

  • Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto Universidade de São Paulo; FFCLRP; Departamento de Biologia
  • Adilson Fransozo UNESP; Instituto de Biocicncias; Departamento de Zoologia
  • Maria Lúcia Negreiros-Fransozo UNESP; Instituto de Biocicncias; Departamento de Zoologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87591995000100005

Keywords:

Brachyura, Distribution, Environmental factors, Hepatus pudibundus, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The goal of this work is to characterize the distribution of the calico crab Hepatiis pudibundus (HERBST, 1785) in Fortaleza Bay, Ubatuba (SP), analised as a function of several environmental factors. Total of 405 specimens were collected in seven radiais in the bay. Hepatus pudibundus occurred in all radiais with heterogeneous abundance and its distribution was associated to several factors, mainly the texture and organic of sediment.

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Published

1995-01-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1 (1995)

Section

nd