The Biology of Squat Lobsters, Volume 2Gary Poore, Shane Ahyong, Joanne Taylor Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught in large numbers by benthic dredges. Some species are so locally abundant that they form ‘red tides’. Others support a variety of important fisheries. The taxonomy of squat lobsters has been intensively studied over the past few decades, making them one of the best known deepwater crustacean groups. As a result, they have attracted the attention of deep-sea ecologists who use them as proxies to test hypotheses about deepwater ecological processes and biogeography. Interest in squat lobsters now extends much more widely than the taxonomic research community and this work is a timely synthesis of what is known about these animals. The Biology of Squat Lobsters provides keys for identification and reviews the current state of knowledge of the taxonomy, evolution, life history, distribution, ecology and fisheries of squat lobsters. A striking feature of squat lobsters is their vivid coloration, which is revealed in a selection of spectacular images of different species. |
Contents
1 Morphology of marine squat lobsters | 1 |
2 Taxonomy of squat lobsters | 39 |
3 Phylogeny and fossil record of marine squat lobsters | 73 |
4 Developmental biology of squat lobsters | 105 |
5 Worldwide distribution patterns of squat lobsters | 149 |
6 Ecology physiology feeding and trophic role of squat lobsters | 183 |
7 Agonistic behaviour and reproductive biology of squat lobsters | 223 |
8 Squat lobsters as symbionts and in chemoautotrophic environments | 249 |
9 Parasites and other symbionts of squat lobsters | 271 |
10 Squat lobster fisheries | 297 |
Colour plates | 323 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abdominal somites Aeglidae Agononida Ahyong ST Allogalathea Anomura Antennal antennule Atlantic Baba benthic bopyrid Bouvier carapace Cervimunida johni Chile Chirostylidae Chirostylus clade corals Crusta Crustacea Crustacean Biology Decapoda deep-sea depth distal dorsal Ecology eggs endopod epipod Eumunida Eumunididae exopod fauna females fishery fishing flagellum flexor margin Fujita Galacantha Galathea squamifera Galatheidae Gastroptychus genera genus gonopod habitats hermit crabs Høeg hosts hydrothermal vents Indo-West Pacific intermedia isopods Journal of Crustacean Kiwa Kiwa hirsuta Kiwaidae larvae Lovrich Macpherson males mandible maxilliped Megalop Milne Edwards molecular monodon morphology Munida gregaria Munida quadrispina Munida sarsi Munididae Munidopsidae Munidopsis Mxp3 Ocean parasites peduncle pelagic pereopods phylogenetic phylogeny pleopods Pleuroncodes monodon Pleuroncodes planipes plumose setae Porcellanidae posterior region reported reproductive Research rhizocephalans Rostrum Sadayoshia Saint Laurent Schnabel seeps setae shrimp species of squat squat lobsters sternite supraocular spines symbiotic Taiwan taxa telson tion transverse trophic uropods Uroptychus ventral Zealand Zoea Zoeae Zootaxa