The leaping behavior of the sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) at an oceanic archipelago
Keywords:
Crab behavior, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Red rock crab, Semi-terrestrial crab
Abstract
The genus Grapsus includes a total of nine recognized species of semi-terrestrial crabs. Among them, Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) stands popularly known as sally lightfoot crab. It is very abundant in Oceanic Islands, such as the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. The present study registered the behavior of jumping between the rocks by G. grapsus in the supralittoral of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. Field observations were performed in May 2012, including video footage. The crabs, juveniles and adults, males and females, jump from a rock to another. This can be related to a defense habit, but it seems that the crabs also jump to avoid entering into the sea, or to escape from wave wash. Other registers on crabs jumping from literature are also discussed. However, more studies on this behavior are still necessary for understanding them completely.
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Coelho PA, Almeida AO and Bezerra LEA. 2008. Checklist of the marine and estuarine Brachyura (Crustacea: Decapoda) of northern and northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa.1956: 1-58.
Coelho PA, Almeida AO, Bezerra LEA and Souza-Filho JF. 2007. An updated checklist of decapod crustaceans (infraorders Astacidea, Thalassinidea, Polychelida, Palinura, and Anomura) from the northern and northeastern Brazilian coast. Zootaxa. 1519: 1-16.
Coelho PA, Almeida AO, Souza-Filho JF, Bezerra LEA and Giraldes BW. 2006. Diversity and distribution of the marine and estuarine shrimps (Dendrobranchiata, Stenopodidea and Caridea) from North and Northeast Brazil. Zootaxa. 1221: 41- 62.
Deudero S, Frau A, Cerda M and Hampel H. 2005. Distribution and densities of the decapod crab Percnon gibbesi, an invasive Grapsidae, in western Mediterranean waters. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 285: 151-156.
Fausto-Filho J. 1974. Stomatopod and decapod crustaceans of the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Northeast Brazil. Arq. Ciênc. Mar., 14(1): 1-35.
Forest J and de Saint Laurent M. 1967. Campagne de la Calypso au large des côtes atlantiques de l´Amérique du Sud (1961–1962). 6. Crustacés Décapodes: Pagurides. Ann. l’Inst. Océan. 45: 47-171.
Freire AS, Pinheiro MAA, Karam-Silva H and Teschima MM. 2011. Biology of Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura, Grapsidae) in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Helg. Mar. Res., 650(3): 263-273.
Greenaway P, Morris S, Sanders N and Adamczewska A. 1992. Blood gas transport and oxygen consumption in a supralittoral crab, Leptograpsus variegatus (Crustacea: Brachyura). Mar. Fresh. Res., 43(6):1573-1584.
Hartnoll RG. 2009. Sexual maturity and reproductive strategy of the rock crab Grapsus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) (Brachyura, Grapsidae) on Ascension Island. Crustaceana. 82(3): 275-291.
Henderson JR. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Anomura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger. Zoology. 27: 1-221.
Holthuis LB, Edwards AJ and Lubbock HR. 1980. The decapod and stomatopod Crustacea of St Paul’s Rocks. Zool. Med., 56(3): 27-51.
Jeng MS, Liu HC, Tzeng CS and Peter KLN. 2003. On the taxonomy and ecology of Labuanium trapezoideum (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae), a crab living on riverine cliffs in Taiwan. Crustaceana. 76(2): 227-240.
Kramer P. 1967. Beobachtungen zur Biologie und zum Verhalten der Klippenkrabbe Grapsus grapsus L. (Brachyura Grapsidae) auf Galapagos und am ekuadorianischen Festland. Zeit. Tierps. 24(4): 385-402.
Lopes HS and Alvarenga M. 1955. Contribuição ao conhecimento dos moluscos da ilha de Fernando de Noronha-Brasil. Bol. Inst. Ocean. 6(1-2):157-196.
Matthews HR and Kempf M. 1970. Moluscos marinhos do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. II – Moluscos do Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha (com algumas referências ao Atol das Rocas). Arq. Ciênc. Mar., 10(1): 1-53.
Melo GAS. 1996. Manual de Identificação dos Brachyura (Caranguejos e Siris) do Litoral Brasileiro. Plêiade FAPESP, São Paulo. Pp.603.
Miers EJ. 1886. Report on the Brachyura dredged by H. M. S. during the years 1873-75. Report on the Scientific results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76. Zoology. 17(49): 1-362.
Mothes B and Bastian MCKA. 1993. Esponjas do Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Brasil (Porifera, Demospongiae). Iher. Sér. Zool., 75:15-31.
Muricy G and Moraes FC. 1998. Marine sponges of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil. Rev. Bras. Ocean. 46(2): 213-217.
Ng PKL, Guinot D and Davie PJF. 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raf. Bull. Zool., 17:1-286.
Pires DO, Castro CB, Migotto AE and Marques AC. 1992. Cnidários Bentônicos do Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Brasil. Bol. Mus. Nac. R. J. 354:1-21.
Rathbun MJ. 1918. The Grapsoid Crabs of America. Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus., 97:1-461.
Rathbun MJ. 1925. The Spider Crabs of America. Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus., 129:1-613.
Rathbun MJ. 1900. Results of the Branner-Agassiz Expedition to Brazil. 1. The decapod and stomatopod Crustacea. Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 2:133-156.
Ratti AP. 2004. Taxonomia e Biogeografia da Superfamília Grapsoidea MacLeavy (excl. Gecarcinidae) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) do Atlântico Ocidental. Doctoral Thesis, Universidade de São Paulo.1-374.
Ribeiro MR, Marques FA, Bittar SMB, Ferraz FB, Jacomine PKT and Lima JFWF. 2003. Caracterização e classificação de Neossolos do Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha. In: Congresso Brasileiro de Ciência do Solo, 29., Ribeirão Preto, 2003. Anais. Ribeirão Preto, Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, CD-ROM.
Ribeiro MR, Marques FA, Lima JFWF, Jacomine PKT, Tavares-Filho AN and Neto JA. 2005. Levantamento detalhado de solos do Distrito Estadual de Fernando de Noronha-PE. In: Congresso Brasileiro de Ciência do Solo, 30., Recife, 2005. Anais. Recife, Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, CD-ROM.
Ross JC. 1847. A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839–43, Volume 2. John Murray, London, 1847.
Schubart CD and Diesel R. 1998. Osmoregulatory capacities and penetration into terrestrial habitats: A comparative study of Jamaican crabs of the genus Armases Abele, 1992 (Brachyura: Grapsidae: Sesarminae). Bull. Mar. Sci., 62(3): 743-752.
Smith SI. 1869. Notice of the Crustacea collected by Prof. C. F. Hartt on the coast of Brazil in 1867. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts. Sci., 2:1-41.
Souza VF. 2011. Estudo da estabilidade bidimensional de seções transversais de estruturas de abrigo utilizando modelo reduzido: O molhe de abrigo do Porto de Santo Antônio–Fernando de Noronha. XIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos. 1-16.
Thurman HV. 1997. Introductory Oceanography. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 1-544 p.
Viana GF, Ramos-Porto M and Torres MFA. 2004. Crustáceos Decápodos coletados no Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo, Brasil. Bol. Téc. Cient. Cepene. 12(1): 43-50.
WORMS. 2013. Grapsus Lamarck, 1801, AphiaID: 106963 . Web Address: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106963, Accessed on June 20, 2014.
Published
2014-06-26
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Leitão, M. de S., & Araújo, C. de. (2014). The leaping behavior of the sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) at an oceanic archipelago. Journal of Research in Biology, 4(4), 1357-1364. Retrieved from https://ojs.jresearchbiology.com/ojs1/index.php/jrb/article/view/351
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