Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts by William S. Johnson & Dennis M. Allen

Author:William S. Johnson & Dennis M. Allen [Johnson, William S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2012-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Eurypanopeus depressus (flatback mud crab)

Occurrence. Eurypanopeus is one of the most common crabs on both Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and is especially abundant in estuaries, sometimes in low salinities. Other species of Eurypanopeus occur in the Gulf.

Biology and Ecology. Ovigerous females occur from spring to fall in the Carolinas. Zoeae were collected from May to October in North Carolina sounds at salinities as low as 12. Larvae occurred from April to October in northeastern Florida.

References. Costlow and Bookhout 1961a; Levine and Sulkin 1984; Sulkin et al. 1983.

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