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Marin IN, Tiunov AV. Terrestrial crustaceans (Arthropoda, Crustacea): taxonomic diversity, terrestrial adaptations, and ecological functions. Zookeys 2023; 1169:95-162. [PMID: 38328027 PMCID: PMC10848873 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1169.97812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Terrestrial crustaceans are represented by approximately 4,900 species from six main lineages. The diversity of terrestrial taxa ranges from a few genera in Cladocera and Ostracoda to about a third of the known species in Isopoda. Crustaceans are among the smallest as well as the largest terrestrial arthropods. Tiny microcrustaceans (Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda) are always associated with water films, while adult stages of macrocrustaceans (Isopoda, Amphipoda, Decapoda) spend most of their lives in terrestrial habitats, being independent of liquid water. Various adaptations in morphology, physiology, reproduction, and behavior allow them to thrive in virtually all geographic areas, including extremely arid habitats. The most derived terrestrial crustaceans have acquired highly developed visual and olfactory systems. The density of soil copepods is sometimes comparable to that of mites and springtails, while the total biomass of decapods on tropical islands can exceed that of mammals in tropical rainforests. During migrations, land crabs create record-breaking aggregations and biomass flows for terrestrial invertebrates. The ecological role of terrestrial microcrustaceans remains poorly studied, while omnivorous macrocrustaceans are important litter transformers and soil bioturbators, occasionally occupying the position of the top predators. Notably, crustaceans are the only group among terrestrial saprotrophic animals widely used by humans as food. Despite the great diversity and ecological impact, terrestrial crustaceans, except for woodlice, are often neglected by terrestrial ecologists. This review aims to narrow this gap discussing the diversity, abundance, adaptations to terrestrial lifestyle, trophic relationships and ecological functions, as well as the main methods used for sampling terrestrial crustaceans.
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- Ivan N. Marin
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, RussiaA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, RussiaA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
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Transport of Acrosomal Enzymes by KIFC1 via the Acroframosomal Cytoskeleton during Spermatogenesis in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Crustacea, Decapoda, Malacostracea). Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12080991. [PMID: 35454238 PMCID: PMC9027553 DOI: 10.3390/ani12080991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Simple Summary In crustaceans, the sperm have no tail, and spermatogenesis consists only of acrosomal formation and nuclear deformation. The mechanism of acrosome formation during spermatogenesis of Macrobrachium rosenbergii is one of the hot topics in reproductive biology. Many motor proteins are involved in spermatogenesis. KIFC1, as a member of the kinesin family, is one of the motor proteins that our lab has been focusing on. The acrosome contains a large number of acrosomal enzymes for the hydrolysis of the egg envelope. In order to understand how these acrosomal enzymes are transported to the acrosome cap after synthesis, we cloned the KIFC1 and the Acrosin of M. rosenbergii. By detecting the localization of KIFC1 and Acrosin, we found that Mr-KIFC1 may be involved in acrosomal enzyme transport during spermiogenesis of M. rosenbergii. This study is to propose the function of KIFC1 to transport acrosomal enzymes along the acroframosome structure during crustacean spermatogenesis. Abstract The spermatogenesis of crustaceans includes nuclear deformation and acrosome formation. The mechanism of acrosome formation is one focus of reproductive biology. In this study, Macrobrachium rosenbergii was selected as the research object to explore the mechanism of acrosome formation. The acrosome contains a large number of acrosomal enzymes for the hydrolysis of the egg envelope. How these acrosomal enzymes are transported to the acrosomal site after synthesis is the key scientific question of this study. The acroframosome (AFS) structure of caridean sperm has been reported. We hypothesized that acrosomal enzymes may be transported along the AFS framework to the acrosome by motor proteins. To study this hypothesis, we obtained the full-length cDNA sequences of Mr-kifc1 and Mr-Acrosin from the testis of M. rosenbergii. The Mr-kifc1 and Mr-Acrosin mRNA expression levels were highest in testis. We detected the distribution of Mr-KIFC1 and its colocalization with Mr-Acrosin during spermatogenesis by immunofluorescence. The colocalization of Mr-KIFC1 and microtubule indicated that Mr-KIFC1 may participate in sperm acrosome formation and nucleus maturation. The colocalization of Mr-KIFC1 and Mr-Acrosin indicated that Mr-KIFC1 may be involved in Acrosin transport during spermiogenesis of M. rosenbergii. These results suggest that Mr-KIFC1 may be involved in acrosomal enzymes transport during spermiogenesis of M. rosenbergii.
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Romero-Rodríguez J, Álvarez F. Probynia ramiroromani, new species (Isopoda: Bopyridae) and new occurrences of bopyrid isopods parasitizing decapod crustaceans from Mexican Atlantic waters. P BIOL SOC WASH 2021. [DOI: 10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Jesús Romero-Rodríguez
- (JRR, FA) Colección Nacional de Crustáceos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Apartado Postal 70–153, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- (JRR, FA) Colección Nacional de Crustáceos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Apartado Postal 70–153, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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Boyko CB, Williams JD. A review of the genus Zonophryxus Richardson, 1903 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Dajidae) with recognition of Colypurus agassizi Richardson, 1905 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Colypuridae) as a synonym of Zonophryxus similis Searle, 1914 and the requisite sinking of Colypuridae. P BIOL SOC WASH 2021. [DOI: 10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Christopher B. Boyko
- (CBB and JDW) Department of Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 11549, U.S.A., e-mail:
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- (CBB and JDW) Department of Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 11549, U.S.A., e-mail:
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Santos LCD, Nascimento WMDO, Matos HS, Pinheiro AP, Silva JRF. The distribution of the freshwater crab Fredius reflexifrons (Ortmann, 1897) (Brachyura, Pseudothelphusidae) in an Environmental Protection Area of the Planalto da Ibiapaba, Northeastern Brazil. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2020; 92:e20180814. [PMID: 32236297 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202020180814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Freshwater crabs are important components of aquatic ecosystems; however, their distributions are restricted because of characteristics of their life history, which hinder conservation strategies. Fredius reflexifrons is a widely distributed freshwater crab of the Amazon basin with relictual occurrences in small wetlands on the Planalto da Ibiapaba in Northeastern Brazil. Habitat degradation, destruction of forest patches, channeling of water bodies, and the use of land for legume cropping can seriously impact the species by leading to the extinction of its relic populations, which have limited distributions in the Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA; Environmental Protection Area) Bica do Ipu of the Planalto da Ibiapaba. The objectives of this study were to assess the distribution of F. reflexifrons in APA Bica do Ipu, identify the main impacts from anthropic activities, suggest potential actions to mitigate these impacts, besides providing recommendations for the expansion of the APA. Fredius reflexifrons was recorded in eleven sites in the Planalto da Ibiapaba, of which nine are new records and five are not located within the APA. These findings evidence the need of expanding the APA to encompass the newly known distribution of F. reflexifrons in order to assure its protection.
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- Livanio C Dos Santos
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, s/n, 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Rua Coronel Antônio Luiz, 1161, Pimenta, 63105-010 Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Departamento de Geografia Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, s/n, 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Rua Coronel Antônio Luiz, 1161, Pimenta, 63105-010 Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, s/n, 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Hao SL, Yang WX. KIFC1 is essential for normal spermatogenesis and its depletion results in early germ cell apoptosis in the Kuruma shrimp, Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) japonicus. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:12773-12792. [PMID: 31895691 PMCID: PMC6949060 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In order to explore the dynamic mechanisms during spermatogenesis of the penaeid prawns, the full length of kifc1 was cloned from testis cDNA of Penaeus japonicus through RACE. Both semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot results indicated that KIFC1 was extensive expressed in different tissue of P. japonicus. Compared with other tissue, the highest expression of KIFC1 occurred in the testis. According to the immunofluorescence results, the KIFC1 protein was detected at each stage of whole process of spermatogenesis. In the spermatogonial phase, KIFC1 mainly dispersed in cytoplasm and co-localized with microtubules, while abundant KIFC1 signal was detected in the nucleus of spermatocytes. At the early stage of spermatids, KIFC1 was transported from the nucleus into the cytoplasm, and it assisted microtubule assembly onto one side of the nucleus. Finally, in mature sperm, it was weakly expressed in the acrosome. This implies that KIFC1 may participate in the mitosis of spermatogonia, meiosis of spermatocyte, and acrosome formation during spermiogenesis; it may also play functions in acrosome maintaining in mature sperm. In addition, the results of KIFC1 knockdown by dsRNA injection in vivo reveal that decreased KIFC1 expression may induce aberrant microtubule assembly, and it leads to spermatogonia and spermatocyte apoptosis.
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- Shuang-Li Hao
- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Antoł A, Czarnoleski M. Size dependence of offspring production in isopods: a synthesis. Zookeys 2018:337-357. [PMID: 30564042 PMCID: PMC6288269 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.801.23677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In isopods, parental care takes the form of offspring brooding in marsupial pouches. Marsupial brooding was an important step towards the origin of terrestrial lifestyles among isopods, but its potential role in shaping isopod life histories remains unknown. It is here considered that marsupial brooding imposes costs and creates a temporary association between the survival of mothers and that of their offspring. Integrating findings from different life history models, we predicted that the effects of marsupial brooding set selective conditions for the continuation of growth after maturation, which leads to indeterminate growth, and the production of larger offspring by larger females. Based on this perspective, a study on the size dependence of offspring production in the woodlouse Porcellioscaber was performed and the generality of the results was tested by reviewing the literature on offspring production in other isopods. In P.scaber and almost all the other studied isopods, clutch size is positively related to female size. Such dependence is a necessary pre-condition for the evolution of indeterminate growth. The body mass of P.scaber differed six-fold between the largest and smallest brooding females, indicating a high potential for post-maturation growth. Our review showed that offspring size is a rarely studied trait in isopods and that it correlates negatively with offspring number but positively with female size in nearly half of the studied species. Our study of P.scaber revealed similar patterns, but the positive effect of female size on offspring size occurred only in smaller broods, and the negative relation between clutch size and offspring size occurred only in larger females. We conclude that the intraspecific patterns of offspring production in isopods agree with theoretical predictions regarding the role of offspring brooding in shaping the adaptive patterns of female investment in growth, reproduction, and the parental care provided to individual offspring.
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- Andrzej Antoł
- Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland Jagiellonian University Kraków Poland
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- Jagiellonian University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland Jagiellonian University Kraków Poland
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Feng T, Paterson B, Johnston S. A morphological study of the male reproductive tract, post-testicular acrosome maturation and spermatophore formation in the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon). J Morphol 2018; 279:1290-1300. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Tianyi Feng
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; University of Queensland; Gatton Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries; Bribie Island Research Centre; Woorim Queensland Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences; University of Queensland; Gatton Queensland Australia
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Post-mating spermatophore storage strategies in two species of crayfish: implications for broodstock management. Animal 2018; 12:554-558. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731117001744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Wuerz M, Huebner E, Huebner J. The morphology of the male reproductive system, spermatogenesis and the spermatozoon ofDaphnia magna(Crustacea: Branchiopoda). J Morphol 2017; 278:1536-1550. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Maggie Wuerz
- Department of Biology; University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave; Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus; Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biology; University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave; Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada
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