A blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896) individual with two carapace widths: a case report

Authors : Akin Türker İLKYAZ, Zafer TOSUNOĞLU

Pages : 146-147

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, findings of morphological deformation observed on a blue crab sampled in Köyceğiz Lagoon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Muğla, Turkey); are presented. The deformation is in the left lateral spine. It has been observed that this spine, which normally should have been one, developed as two independent spines. Due to this abnormality observed in the individual, the individual has two carapace widths.
Keywords : Deformation, morphology