Predation of portunid crabs Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes ornatus (Crustacea, Decapoda) on the medusa Lychnorhiza lucerna (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)

Authors

  • Talles Lisboa Vitória
  • Samanta Silveira
  • Renato Mitsuo Nagata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/

Abstract

Predation of portunid crabs Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes ornatus (Crustacea, Decapoda) 

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2024-04-23

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Predation of portunid crabs Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes ornatus (Crustacea, Decapoda) on the medusa Lychnorhiza lucerna (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa). (2024). Ocean and Coastal Research, 69. https://doi.org/10.1590/