A case of malformation on the third maxilliped of Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)

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Carlos Lira¹  Juan Bolaños¹  Yrving Zabala¹  Régulo López¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Oriente Grupo de Investigación en Carcinología Boca del Río Isla de Margarita ,Venezuela

关键词: Abnormality;    aberrant appendix;    Brachyura;    fiddler crab;    teratology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-64972013000200010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluates the malformation in the left third maxilliped of a specimen of the fiddler crab Uca rapax from Venezuela. There are some hypotheses and the cause of the malformation remains unknown, but the results are indicative that is most likely due to errors in morphogenetic processes.

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