A comparative taxonomic study of the Brachyuran fauna collected from two selected sites of Manila Bay

A comparative study of Brachyuran fauna from two sites in Manila Bay was conducted from November, 1994 to April, 1995. Seventeen (17) species belonging to four (4) families and twelve (12) genera of brachyurous crustacean were collected from Sitio Pulo in Barangay Tanza, Navotas and Barangay Baseco,...

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Main Author: de Pano, Jennifer M.
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Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 1995
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1772
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:A comparative study of Brachyuran fauna from two sites in Manila Bay was conducted from November, 1994 to April, 1995. Seventeen (17) species belonging to four (4) families and twelve (12) genera of brachyurous crustacean were collected from Sitio Pulo in Barangay Tanza, Navotas and Barangay Baseco, Tondo. Three species were new records for Manila Bay, namely: Heteropanope sp., Sesarma sp., and Ozius sp. Notes on the ecology of the collected specimen were also cited such as the habit, habitat and distribution as possibly affected by the type of substrate and certain climatological factors.