Identification of a species diagnostic character for instar and juvenile mud crabs (Genus Scylla)

• Main Authors: Abeledo, Chona Camille V., Ting, Kenbert, Lagman, Ma. Carmen Ablan
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Scylla (Crustacea)—Variation; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1828; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2827/type/native/viewcontent/j.aquaculture.2018.03.035
• Institution: De La Salle University

A species diagnostic character in instar and juvenile Scylla spp. allows for more focused use of resources in farms, enhanced research in wild populations and improved culture practices into preferred species. Species identification using molecular methods entails extraction of soft tissue that can...