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

Authors

AKIN TÜRKER İLKYAZ
ZAFER TOSUNOĞLU

DOI

10.3906/vet-1807-91

Abstract

In this study, findings of morphological deformation observed on a blue crab sampled in Köyceğiz Lagoon (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

First Page

146

Last Page

147

Recommended Citation

İLKYAZ, AKIN TÜRKER and TOSUNOĞLU, ZAFER (2019) "A blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896) individual with two carapace widths: a case report," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 43: No. 1, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1807-91
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol43/iss1/19