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| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wenner, Elizabeth Lewis |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Fiddler crabs are true crabs in the infraorder Brachyura. The Brachyura are the most advanced of the decapods. The crab body is generally short, wide, and flat, and is characterized by a reduced abdomen that lacks a tail fan and is flexed under the body. In all but a few small groups, all 5 pairs of walking legs are large and the first pair is always claws. The majority of brachyuran species pass through a number of planktonic larval stages, with the megalopal stage being the last larval stage before settlement to the crab form. The megalopa stage resembles the adult; however, the abdomen has yet to fold under the body. Fiddler crabs are in the family Ocypodidae that is characterized by eyes that are set close together at the end of long eye stalks. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.dnr.sc.gov/swap/supplemental/marine/fiddlercrabsguild2015.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
