JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY, 21(3): 733–747, 2001
ON THE FIRST ZOEA OF LAURIDROMIA INDICA (GRAY, 1831), WITH AN
APPRAISAL OF THE GENERIC CLASSIFICATION OF THE DROMIIDAE
(DECAPODA: BRACHYURA) USING LARVAL CHARACTERS
Colin L. McLay, Shirley S. L. Lim, and Peter K. L. Ng
A B S T R A C T
The first zoea of Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831) is described and compared with other dromiid
larvae. Forty-six characters of dromiid first zoea and megalopa larvae (seven genera and 11 species)
are summarized, and their concordance with the taxonomy of recently revised genera, based on adult
morphology, is tested. For the most part, larval characters support the new generic arrangement of
McLay (1993). However, the larvae of Dromia wilsoni are very different from those of congeners,
suggesting that it should be placed in a new genus. Almost half of the species whose larvae are
known show various degrees of abbreviated development. All known dromiids with direct development occur in Australian waters. This mode of development is not confined to a monophyletic
group of dromiids and seems to have evolved independently several times. The distinctiveness of
the shell-carrying genera Conchoecetes and Hypoconcha is reinforced by larval characters and
their similarity suggests descent from a common ancestor. On the basis of larval and adult characters, these two genera should eventually be placed in a separate new family.
McLay (1993) substantially revised the
generic classification of the Dromiidae, recognizing 99 species in 29 genera. Definitions
of the new genera and emendations to the old
genera can be found therein. The number of
genera and species for which the larval development is known for certain, however, is
rather small, with the larvae of only 10 genera and 13 species described. These species
are (following McLay’s 1993 generic system): Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758) by
Lebour (1934), Rice et al. (1970); D. erythropus (George Edwards, 1771) by Laughlin
et al. (1982); D. wilsoni (Fulton and Grant,
1902) by Wear (1970, 1977), Terada (1983);
Lauridromia dehaani (Rathbun, 1923) by Terada (1983); Cryptodromiopsis antillensis
(Stimpson, 1858) by Rice and Provenzano
(1966); Dromidiopsis globosa (Lamarck,
1818) by Hale (1941); Stimdromia lateralis
(Gray, 1831) by Montgomery (1922), Hale
(1925); Paradromia japonica (Henderson,
1888) by Terada (1983), Hong and Williamson (1986); Austrodromidia octodentata
(Haswell, 1882) by Hale (1925); Cryptodromia tuberculata (Stimpson, 1858) [= Cryptodromia pileifera Alcock, 1901] by Tan et al.
(1986); Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius,
1798) by Sankolli and Shenoy (1968);
Hypoconcha parasitica (Linnaeus, 1763) [=
H. sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)] by Lang and
Young (1980); and H. arcuata (Stimpson,
1858) by Kircher (1970). Three of the above
dromiid species, Dromidiopsis globosa, Stimdromia lateralis, and Austrodromidia octodentata, have direct development (to first
crab), while one species, Cryptodromia tuberculata, is almost completely abbreviated
(only one zoeal stage). One other species,
Epipedodromia thomsoni (Fulton and Grant,
1902), is also believed to have direct development (Hale, 1925).
The characters of the first stage zoea of
Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831) are described here for the first time. Comparisons
are made with the only congener for which
larvae are known, L. dehaani. We also take
the opportunity to test the generic system of
McLay (1993) utilizing the information available for the first zoeae.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
One ovigerous L. indica was collected by trawlers off
Singapore in 1987. The first stage zoea that were obtained
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(CLM, correspondence) Zoology Department, Canterbury University, PB 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
(e-mail: c.mclay@zool.canterbury.ac.nz); (SSLL) Biology Division, School of Science, Nanyang
Technological University, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756 (e-mail: slim@nie.edu.sg); (PKLN)
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260
(e-mail: dbsngkl@leonis.nus.edu.sg)
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setae arranged 2, 3, 3, 3; endopod 5-segmented, with 2, 3, 1, 2, 6 (1 basal, 1 subterminal, 4 terminal) plumose setae respectively;
exopod with 4 long, terminal, plumose natatory setae.
RESULTS
Larval Description
Third Maxilliped (Fig. 1E).—Uniramous; endopod with 2 terminal setae; exopod naked.
Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831)
Figs. 1–2
Carapace (Fig. 1A).—Longer than high,
ovate; 1 pair of posteriorly directed, gently
recurved spines; rostrum longer than antennule; eyes sessile.
Pereiopods (Fig. 2F).—First pereiopod
chelate; remaining pereiopods present as
large, unsegmented rudiments extending beneath carapace.
Antennule (Fig. 2A).—Uniramous, endopod
absent; exopod unsegmented, with 1 subterminal plumose seta and 6 terminal aesthetascs
(2 stout, 4 thin).
Antenna (Fig. 2B).—Endopod unsegmented,
subequal to exopod (= scale), with 1 subterminal and 3 terminal plumose setae; exopod
with 10 plumose setae on distal margin, fine
setae on inner and outer margins.
Mandible (Fig. 2C).—With concave median
surface, serrate lateral rim. Ventroposterior region with asymmetric group of teeth. Palp absent.
Maxillule (Fig. 2D).—Coxal endite with 12
setae (7 terminal denticulate, 5 subterminal
plumose setae); basial endite with 9 setal
processes (6 terminal denticulate, 3 subterminal plumose setae); endopod 2-segmented,
proximal segment with 2 plumose setae, distal segment with 6 plumose setae (2 subterminal, 4 terminal).
Maxilla (Fig. 2E).—Coxal endite bilobed,
with 12 + 4 plumose setae; basial endite
bilobed, with 5 + 5 plumose setae; endopod
bilobed, with 4 + 6 (2 subterminal, 4 terminal) setae; exopod (scaphognathite) margin
with 30 or 31 plumose setae.
First Maxilliped (Fig. 1C).—Coxal segment
with 1 plumose seta; basis with 11 plumose
Second Maxilliped (Fig. 1D).—Coxa with 1
plumose seta; basis with 4 plumose setae
arranged 1, 1, 2; endopod 4-segmented, with
3, 3, 2, 6 (1 median, 2 subterminal, 3 terminal) plumose setae respectively; exopod 2-segmented, with 4 long, terminal, plumose natatory setae.
Abdomen (Fig. 1B).—Six somites; somite 6
fused with telson; pleopods present on
somites 2–5, uniramous, buds absent.
Telson (Fig. 1B).—Triangular, with distinct
posterior median notch fringed with fine setae. Each half of telson with short, stout spine
at posterolateral corner; second process present as short, plumose seta and 5 long, articulated setae.
Comparison of Dromiid Genera Based on the
First Zoeal Larvae and Megalopae
Assuming that larval and adult characters
have evolved in tandem, we can use the
generic system of McLay (1993), which was
based solely on adult characters, to make several predictions about how the larvae of these
species should be grouped. Briefly, the
generic system is based on two (not necessarily mutually exclusive) hypotheses: a) that
the direction of evolution has been towards
loss of the camouflage habit, so that advanced
dromiids are non-camouflagers, and b) that
there have been four “theatres” of dromiid
evolution, the Atlantic Ocean (with many endemic species of the genus Dromia Weber,
1795), South African waters (with six endemic genera), southern Australia (with more
than four endemic genera), and the remainder of the Indo-Pacific (which includes both
the most primitive and advanced genera).
Of the six predictions tested in Table 2 (see
Table 1 for characters), we can find some larval evidence to support most of them to dif-
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from this female were preserved in Formalin. The adult
and samples of the zoeae have been deposited in the Zoological Reference Collection of the Raffles Museum, National University of Singapore (ZRC 2000.1538). Zoeas
were dissected in glycerine, under an Olympus microscope, at 400×, 1,000×, phase contrast, equipped with a
camera lucida, using fine entomological needles. Measurements and structural details of the specimens and appendages, viewed under a Nikon microscope, 100× oil
immersion, were based on at least 10 specimens. The order of the zoeal description is based on the malacostracan somite plan and described from anterior to posterior.
Setal armature on appendages is described from proximal
to distal segments and in order of endopod to exopod as
described by Clark et al. (1998).
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Fig. 1. Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831), first zoea. A, lateral view of first zoea; B, dorsal view of abdomen and
telson; C, first maxilliped; D, second maxilliped; E, third maxilliped.
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Fig. 2. Lauridromia indica (Gray, 1831), first zoea. A, antennule; B, antenna; C, mandible; D, maxillule; E, maxilla; F, pereiopods.
Table 1. Summary of dromiid larval characters.
endopod
endopod length vs.
scale length
terminal setae
subterminal seta
protopod spine
Mandible
palp
Maxillule
endopod
distal segment setae
Dromia
personata
Conchoecetes
artificiosus
Hypoconcha
parasitica
Hypoconcha
arcuata
not known
4
5
4
2
2
6
1
2
3
3
smooth
absent
present
absent
smooth
denticle
present
absent
smooth
absent
present
absent
smooth
denticle
present
absent
smooth
present
absent
present
smooth
denticle
absent
absent
serrated
absent
absent
absent
smooth
absent
absent
absent
smooth
denticle
absent
absent
smooth
absent
absent
absent
smooth
absent
absent
absent
longer
longer
longer
longer
longer
sub-equal
sub-equal
shorter
sub-equal
sub-equal
sub-equal
distinct
1.7
present
plumose
seta
5
distinct
1.4
present
plumose
seta
5
indistinct
1.1
present
plumose
seta
5
indistinct
1.3
absent
plumose
seta
5
distinct
1.4
present
plumose
seta
5
distinct
1.0
present
*vestigial
knob
5
distinct
1.3
present
plumose
seta
5
indistinct
1.2
present
plumose
seta
4
distinct
1.2
present
plumose
seta
4
6
1
5
1
6
1
5
1
5
1
6
1
6
1
*see footnote
*see footnote
6
1
5
2
6
1
10
10
10
(+ mesial
margin)
10
(+ mesial
margin)
10/11
11
10
10
10
10
1/1
3
1
absent
3/4
3
1
absent
2/3
3
1
present
7/10
3
1
present
1/1
3
1
absent
3/4
3
1
absent
7/10
3
1
present
4/5
3
1
absent
3/5
3
1
absent
3/4
3
1
present
absent
not known
not known
not known
absent
small bud
absent
*equal in length to absent
mandibular process
absent
absent
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
?1, 1, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
4
4–5
6
5
5
3–4
6 denticles
4
3
3
3
12
2
11
1
6–8
1
?4
2
12
2
12
2–3
8–10
*absent
8 denticles
3
11
2
8
2
9
distinct
1.3
present
naked,
hair-like
5
indistinct
1.5
present
naked,
hair-like
5
Dromia
wilsoni
Paradromia
japonica
Cryptodromiopsis Cryptodromia
antillensis
tuberculata
10/11
1/1
3
1
absent
*segments
indistinct,
naked
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proximal segment setae
protopod
basial endite:
denticulate setae
basial endite:
plumose setae
coxal endite setae
Dromia
erythropus
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long setae (pairs)
Antennule
terminal aesthetascs
subterminal seta
Antenna
scale setae
(distal margin)
Lauridromia
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Number of zoel stages
Zoea I:
Carapace
posterior margin
dorsal spine
posterolateral spines
lateral spines
rostral length
vs. antennule
Telson
median notch
length/width
posterolateral fused spine
second process
Lauridromia
indica
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Table 1. Continued.
Maxilla
endopod: distal lobe setae
Lauridromia
dehaani
Dromia
erythropus
Dromia
personata
Dromia
wilsoni
Paradromia
japonica
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
?2, 1, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2, 2, 2
2
5
5
4
8
20
3
4
4
3
7
14
?2
?4
?4
?2
?7
19–21
3
5
5
4
12
25
3
5
5
4
12
27
3
3–4
5
4
6–7
13–17
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
1, 2, 3, 3, 3
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
1, 2, 3, 3, 2
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
1, 2, 3, 3, 3
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
2, 2, 3, 3, 3,
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
2, 2, 3, 3, 3
endopod: prox. lobe setae
4
basial endite: distal lobe setae
5
basial endite: prox. lobe setae
5
coxal endite: distal lobe setae
4
coxal endite: prox. lobe setae
12
scaphognathite setae
30–31
First maxilliped
exopod natatory setae
4
endopod setae: prox. to distal 2, 3, 1, 2, 6
basipod setae: prox. to distal 1, 2, 3, 3, 3
Second maxilliped
exopod natatory setae
4
endopod setae: prox. to distal 3, 3, 2, 6
basipod setae: prox. to distal 1, 1, 1, 2
Third maxilliped
exopod
naked
endopod setae
2 (simple)
Megalopa:
Carapace
length/width
greatest width
Appendages
fifth pereiopod subchelate
long setae on
5th pereiopod dactyl
uropods
Telson
posterior margin
marginal processes
Cryptodromiopsis Cryptodromia
antillensis
tuberculata
*segments
indistinct
3 denticles
5 denticles
2 denticles
2 denticles
4+4 denticles
45–48
4
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5 *0, 0, 0, 0, 3
1, 2, 3, 3, 3
*naked
Conchoecetes
artificiosus
Hypoconcha
parasitica
Hypoconcha
arcuata
1, 2, 2
1, 2, 2
1, 2, 2
3
4
5
3
8
24
3
5
5
5
9
17–19
3
5
5
3
9
12
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
2, 3, 3, 3, 3
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
3, 2, 3, 3, 3
4
3, 3, 1, 2, 5
2, 2, 3, 3, 3
4
2, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 2
4
2, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1, 2
4
2, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1, 2
4
3, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 2
4
4
3, 3, 2, 5
3, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
4
3, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1
4
3, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1
4
3, 3, 2, 5
1, 1, 1, 1, 2
4
*0, 0, 1, 2
*naked
naked
2 (simple)
naked
2 (1 simple,
1 denticulate)
naked
2 (simple)
naked
3 (simple)
naked
3 (simple)
naked
2 (plumose)
naked
1 (simple)
not known
not known
not known
not known
0.75
nearer
posterior
margin
1.5
nearer
posterior
margin
1.0
nearer
posterior
margin
not known
not known
1.25
nearer
anterior
margin
1.1
nearer
posterior
margin
1.1
nearer
posterior
margin
1.3
nearer
posterior
margin
1.1
nearer
posterior
margin
not known
not known
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
not known
not known
not known
not known
present
biramous
present
biramous
present
uniramous
present
uniramous
present
biramous
absent
uniramous
present
uniramous
present
biramous
present
biramous
not known
not known
straight
straight
present
present
slightly
concave
present
strongly
concave
present
strongly
concave
present
straight
not known
strongly
concave
present
straight
not known
slightly
concave
absent
present
present
naked
undeveloped
3 (plumose) undeveloped
* Because of abbreviated development these structures are not comparable.
? The larval data from Lebour (1934) may not be accurate.
absent
absent
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Table 2. Test of predicted versus observed larval groupings of dromiid crabs using data from Table 1. Only apomorphic
characters are considered. [Note: when considering Dromia spp., D. wilsoni is excluded.]
Predicted larval relationships based on adults
Observed results in larvae
Dromia (2 spp.) share: second telson process of zoea
naked, hair-like; ten antennal scale setae extending
onto mesial margin; single plumose seta on basal endite of maxillule; four setae on proximal lobe of maxilla basal endite. Lauridromia (2 spp.) share: no apomorphic characters. Hypoconcha (2 spp.) share: 4 pairs
of long setae on telson; second maxilliped basipod setae are 1,1,1,1,2; exopod of third maxilliped absent or
undeveloped.
2) There should be a group of large sponge-camouflagers with a cheliped epipod, consisting of Tunedromia, Lauridromia, Dromidiopsis, and Dromia.
Lauridromia spp. and Dromia spp. share presence of:
posterolateral spines on carapace; rostrum longer than
antennule; third maxilliped endopod has 2 simple or
denticulate setae. Larvae of Tunedromia are unknown.
3) There should be a group of smaller dromiids, with a
cheliped epipod, including Fultodromia, Stimdromia,
with Petalomera, Paradromia, and Frodromia being
the most derived in this group.
Only have data for P. japonica; this species differs
from the rest in having: the posterolateral fused telson
spine absent; mandibular palp represented by a small
bud. No zoea known for the other genera.
4) We would expect to find that the larvae of Conchoecetes and Hypoconcha, two shell-carrying genera,
share some close similarities.
Conchoecetes (1 sp.) and Hypoconcha (2 spp.) share:
maxilla endopod distal lobe setae are 1,2,2; second
maxilliped endopod setae are 2,3,2,5.
5) The genera without an epipod on the cheliped
should fall into three groups: a) Cryptodromiopsis; b)
Dromidia and Exodromidia; and c) Austrodromidia.
Cryptodromiopsis has serrated posterior carapace margin; there are 2 plumose setae on the third maxilliped
endopod; and the greatest width of carapace is nearer
the anterior margin. Larvae of the other 3 genera are
unknown.
6) The species of Dromia should form a monophyletic
group.
The 4 shared unique characters of D. erythropus and D.
personata are listed above (see 1), but D. wilsoni differs in every case. Additional differences are: presence
of dorsal and lateral carapace spines in the zoea I and
absence of telson marginal processes in the megalopa.
ferent degrees. Dealing with each of them in
turn we find that in relation to the first prediction, the species of Dromia (excluding D.
wilsoni) share four unique characters, Lauridromia McLay, 1993, none, and Hypoconcha Guérin-Méneville, 1854, three characters.
Amongst the species of Dromia we also have
several characters which are only found in
one or another genus: the presence of posterolateral carapace spines, and rostrum being longer than the antennule, are shared with
Lauridromia; presence of an antennal protopod spine is shared with Cryptodromiopsis
antillensis; and having a straight posterior telson margin in the megalopa is shared with
Hypoconcha. The antennal protopod spine,
shared with C. antillensis, may well prove to
be an ancestral character. The telson margin
character, shared with Hypoconcha, is hard to
assess because, on the basis of adult characters, these two genera are only distantly re-
lated. The two distinctive characters (see
above) of Lauridromia are shared with Dromia, so the larvae provide no evidence to support the generic concept of Lauridromia. This
result is not unexpected because both genera
form part of the group of larger camouflaging dromiids with a cheliped epipod (see second prediction). In addition to the three
unique characters, Hypoconcha also has a distal lobe setal formula of 1, 2, 2 on the maxilla endopod; 2, 3, 2, 5 on the second maxilliped endopod; and in the megalopa the fifth
pereiopod lacks a subchelate mechanism, all
of which are shared with Conchoecetes
Stimpson, 1858. These shared larval characters are part of our argument that these two
genera should eventually be removed to a
new family of their own. As noted above, the
straight posterior telson margin in the megalopa of Hypoconcha and Conchoecetes is
shared with Dromia.
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1) The species grouped under each genus should be
more similar to each other than they are to species in
other genera.
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Table 3. List of additional predictons about larval groupings and the data needed to test them. Predictions are numbered
so as to follow on from Table 2.
Predicted larval relationships based on adults
Data needed to test the predictions
No larvae of these genera are known, but development
is not likely to be direct because egg diameter is only
0.4–0.5 mm.
8) The larvae of non-camouflaging dromiids, such as
Epigodromia and Takedromia, should, in general, have
more derived characters than those of the camouflaging
dromiids, such as Dromia, Dromidiopsis, Cryptodromia, and Cryptodromiopsis.
Larval data are only available for camouflagers and not
the others, so we need, for example, the larvae of a
common genus like Epigodromia. Also Cryptodromiopsis unidentata is very widespread and common and
should be studied.
9) Small camouflagers without a cheliped epipod:
Cryptodromia and Homalodromia should be similar.
Only have data for one species of Cryptodromia with
abbreviated development. The species of these two
genera are widespread and common in shallow waters
so should be easy to study.
10) The South African dromiid species, including Pseudodromia, Exodromidia, Eudromidia, Dromidia,
Barnardromia, and Speodromia, should form a monophyletic group.
No larvae are known. Many of these species are known to
have large eggs, although none have been confirmed as
direct developers. Species of Dromidia seem reasonably
common.
For testing the second prediction, we only
have data for Lauridromia and Dromia (except D. wilsoni). For these two genera, the
presence of posterolateral carapace spines in
zoea I and two simple or denticulate setae on
the endopod of the third maxilliped are
unique characters. Shared characters include
having a first maxilliped basipod setal formula of 1, 2, 3, 3, 3 (shared with C. antillensis) and having the rostrum longer than the
antennule (shared with D. wilsoni).
The third prediction cannot be adequately
tested because data are only available for P.
japonica, which has two unique characters:
absence of a posterolateral fused spine on the
telson and mandibular palp represented by a
small bud. However, it is not known whether
these are representative of the whole group of
genera or only P. japonica. Stimdromia lateralis has direct development, and larvae of
Fultodromia McLay, 1993, Petalomera
Stimpson, 1858, and Frodromia McLay,
1993, are unknown.
Testing the fourth prediction about the
shell-carrying dromiids, two characters are
unique to Hypoconcha (four pairs of telson
long setae, and the third maxilliped exopod
setae are undeveloped or absent), but only one
to Conchoecetes (three plumose setae on third
maxilliped endopod). Conchoecetes and
Hypoconcha are united by three unique characters: they share a maxilla endopod distal
lobe setal formula of 1, 2, 2; second maxilliped endopod setal formula of 2, 3, 2, 5; and
the megalopal fifth pereiopods lack a subchelate mechanism. A carapace rostrum
length subequal to the antennule is a character common to both Hypoconcha and Conchoecetes (but shared with C. antillensis and
P. japonica); Hypoconcha has a second maxilliped basipod setal formula of 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
(but shared with D. wilsoni) while Conchoecetes has a formula of 1, 1, 1, 2. Conchoecetes has uniramous uropods in the megalopa
(but this is shared with D. wilsoni and Cryptodromia tuberculata).
Because the larvae of Dromidia Stimpson,
1858, and Exodromidia Stebbing, 1905, are
unknown and Austrodromidia octodentata has
direct development, we only have available
data for Cryptodromiopsis antillensis to test
the fifth prediction. There are three unique
characters (Table 2). The serrated posterior
carapace margin is also found in Homola barbata (see Rice and Provenzano, 1970). Cryptodromiopsis antillensis has a protopod spine
on the antennae, but this is shared with both
species of Dromia (excluding D. wilsoni); it
also has a second maxilliped basipod setal
formula of 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, but this is shared with
both species of Hypoconcha.
Most of the species of Dromia live in the
Atlantic Ocean, and these, at least from the
adult perspective, form a monophyletic group
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7) We would predict that Sphaerodromia or Eodromia
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DISCUSSION
The use of larval characters in trying to resolve adult taxonomy is still in its infancy and
has not been used extensively for many
groups. Perhaps the group for which larval
characters have been most often used is the
Xanthoidea (sensu Guinot, 1978). Fukuda
(1979), Martin (1984), and Martin et al.
(1985) provided synopses of the larvae of
Xanthoidea in general, while more recently,
larval information has been used in the
generic taxonomy of the Xanthidae sensu
stricto (e.g., Ng, 1993; Ng and Clark, 1994;
Clark and Ng, 1998), Eumedonidae (Van
Dover et al., 1986; Lim and Ng, 1988; Mori
et al., 1991; Chia et al., 1993; Chia and Ng,
1995), and Pilumnidae (Lim et al., 1984,
1986; Ng and Clark, 2000). In many of these
cases, larval characters have proved useful
in understanding generic as well as familial
relationships for various taxonomically difficult species and genera. It has also proved
useful in affirming or refuting the various
generic classifications proposed.
The generic classification of the Dromiidae
has always relied on adult characters. Prior to
McLay (1993), the genera of the Dromiidae
were largely based on the revision carried out
by Borradaile (1903) who recognized 12 genera. The adult characters that he considered
important were the presence or absence of an
epipod on the cheliped, the distinctness of the
furrows that delineate the regions of the carapace, the ratio of carapace width to carapace
length, the shape of the legs, and the arrangement of the female sternal 7/8 sutures. The
use of the cheliped epipod character was the
major innovation introduced by Borradaile
because it helped to resolve many of the problems with dromiid taxonomy. However, the
sternal 7/8 sutures are only of limited value
because they show ontogenetic change and
can only be used for mature females. Carapace grooves seem to be of little value at the
generic level.
McLay (1993) recognized 29 genera and
used a wider range of characters including
presence or absence of epipods and
podobranchs on the pereiopods, ratio of carapace width to length, texture of the carapace
surface, development of the rostrum, sexual
dimorphism of the chelipeds, tubercles of the
first two pairs of walking legs, arrangement
of spines on and around the dactyli of the
legs, size of uropod plates on the abdomen,
presence of vestigial pleopods on the male abdomen, and fusion of the last two segments
of the abdomen. Variation in the structure of
the male first pleopods, which has proved
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(sixth prediction). While it is clearly apparent that Dromia erythropus and D. personata
are closely related, D. wilsoni is not. Four
characters are unique to the two Atlantic Dromia species (Table 2, prediction 2), but D.
wilsoni does not share any of them. Of the
four characters that the two Atlantic Dromia
share with other genera, D. wilsoni again differs from all of them: posterolateral carapace
spines are absent, lateral carapace spines are
present, first maxilliped basipod setal formula
is 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, and there are three simple setae on the third maxilliped endopod. Clearly,
the larval data indicates that D. wilsoni does
not belong in the genus Dromia. Most Dromia species are endemic to the Atlantic, probably resulting from a radiation that probably
dates from the origin of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dromia wilsoni is present in the Indo-Pacific
as well as the Atlantic oceans and may well
have been a much later colonist from the Indian Ocean, via the tip of South Africa (see
Discussion).
Other predictions can be made from the
adult revision, but at present we lack the data
to test them (Table 3). Amongst the adults,
Sphaerodromia Alcock, 1899, and Eodromia
McLay, 1993, clearly have many ancestral
characters. We predict that their larvae should
also have many primitive characteristics. The
generic revision was based on the hypothesis that camouflaging using sponges, etc., is
ancestral and that some advanced genera like
Epigodromia McLay, 1993, and Takedromia
McLay, 1993, do not camouflage. Thus, we
would predict that larvae of these genera
should have more derived characters. Also,
we would expect Cryptodromia and Homalodromia Miers, 1884, two small camouflagers lacking a cheliped epipod, to be very
similar. The 17 endemic South African
dromiid species, in Pseudodromia Stimpson,
1858, Exodromidia Stebbing, 1905, Eudromidia Barnard, 1947, Dromidia Stimpson,
1858, Barnardromia, McLay, 1993, and Speodromia Barnard, 1947, should also form a
monophyletic group. This group is predicted
to provide a further example of a “cool water stenothermic radiation” in this area (Kensley, 1981).
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wilsoni that did not quite fit the genus, in particular the presence of some spines on the inner margin of the dactyl of the third leg. More
recently it was discovered that males of D.
wilsoni have vestigial pleopods on the third
to fifth abdominal segments (CLM, unpublished data). However, both of the abovementioned adult features are regarded as
primitive dromiid characters found in such
genera as Sphaerodromia Alcock, 1899, and
Eodromia McLay, 1993. Vestigial male
pleopods are also found in Exodromidia Stebbing, 1905, and on males of D. bollorei Forest, 1974. It is unwise to separate species into
different genera using plesiomorphic characters. The only adult characters of D. wilsoni
that might be used to separate it from the
other Dromia spp. are the oval shape of the
carapace and the peculiar undulating, sculptured appearance of the carapace tomentum.
Compared to other dromiid genera, defined
only using adult characters, these differences
are not particularly significant and the only
strong characters available are those of the larvae. This leaves things in a rather unsatisfactory state where one of the 30 dromiid genera
(McLay, 1993, 1998) would be defined using
mainly larval characters, while all the others
are based on adults. The larvae of D. wilsoni
suggest an origin from a different ancestor
to that of the other Dromia spp., so that the
adult features must be regarded as being convergent. On the basis of similar adult characters, D. foresti McLay, 1993, known only from
New Caledonia, might also be included in the
new genus. The generic affinities of “Dromia”
wilsoni will be treated in depth separately by
the first author in a subsequent paper.
Dromidiopsis includes six species which
occur in the Indo-Pacific. Dromidiopsis globosa has large eggs (2.0-mm diameter) and
has direct development (McLay, 1993), but
other species in this genus, e.g., D. dubia
Lewinsohn, 1984, and D. lethrinusae (Takeda
and Kurata, 1976) have much smaller eggs
and would be not be expected to have direct
development (McLay, 1993).
Lauridromia contains three Indo-Pacific
species. Larvae are known only for L. dehaani (see Terada, 1983) and L. indica (present study). The remaining species, L. intermedia (Laurie, 1906) also has small eggs
(0.5-mm diameter) and therefore is unlikely
to have direct development. The present first
zoea of L. indica agree with those of L. de-
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useful in many brachyurans, is of little use
in the Dromiidae because they are for the
most part so uniform. An essential feature of
the revision is the use of suites of characters
rather than treating each character separately.
For example the nature of the carapace surface, size of the last two pairs of legs, and the
spines which they bear primarily reflect the
way in which pieces of camouflage are carried. Another important suite involves the
shape of the abdomen, fusion of abdominal
segments, and the size and shape of the
uropods in relation to their role in the abdominal locking mechanism. The assumption
was made that comparison of these character
suites amongst the genera would indicate the
direction of evolution in the family as a whole.
The genera Dromia Weber, 1795, Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 1900, and Lauridromia
McLay, 1993, contain most of the larger
dromiids that carry sponges. Other than their
large size and smooth carapace surface, all
three of the above genera are also related by
having an epipod on the cheliped, and the
uropods are small but visible externally, so we
would expect them to have similar larvae.
Dromia has 10 species, most of which are
confined to the Atlantic, with only three
species occurring in the Indo-Pacific. Larvae
are known for two of the Atlantic species, D.
personata (see Lebour, 1934; Rice et al.,
1970) and D. erythropus (see Laughlin et al.,
1982) and for D. wilsoni (see Wear, 1970,
1977; Terada, 1983) which occurs in both the
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. Direct development in this genus (Dromia) has not
been recorded, and, given their small egg size,
it is not expected. While the larvae of both D.
personata and D. erythropus agree very well
in all major characters and support McLay’s
(1993) concept of Dromia, one species, D.
wilsoni, poses some problems.
The larval evidence does not support the
transfer of Cryptodromia wilsoni Fulton and
Grant, 1902, into Dromia. This species had
been classified in Petalomera Stimpson, 1858,
since Rathbun (1923) referred it to this genus,
but McLay (1993) argued that the preponderance of adult characters suggests that it is a
species of Dromia. However, it is now clear
that D. wilsoni may be better classified in its
own, as yet unnamed, genus. As presently constituted, Dromia is thus a paraphyletic group.
During the revision of Dromia, McLay
(1993) noted some adult features of D.
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Abbreviated and direct development are
features of dromiid life histories (47% of
species whose development is known have
two or fewer zoeal stages). Direct development is known in Austrodromidia octodentata, Dromidiopsis globosa, Stimdromia lateralis, and may also occur in Epipedodromia
thomsoni. These genera are not necessarily
closely related, and the only things that they
have in common are that they all have large
eggs and come from southern Australia. This
mode of development seems to have evolved
independently in each case. Furthermore,
most of the South African dromiids, Pseudodromia, Exodromidia, Eudromidia, Dromidia,
Barnardromia, and Speodromia, also have
large eggs (around 1.6-mm diameter or
larger), but direct development has not yet
been reported for these species. McLay
(1993) argued that the South African dromiids form a monophyletic group, so it is
possible that, in contrast with the southern
Australian dromiids, their reproductive characteristics are derived from the common ancestor. Other dromiid species, Cryptodromia
tuberculata, “Dromia” wilsoni, Paradromia
japonica, and Lauridromia indica have abbreviated larval development. Many dromiids are associated with sponges, which they
use for camouflage and food. Shortened or direct development may be a response to exploiting a patchy resource, like sponges, because it enhances local recruitment.
Finally, we have the shell-carrying dromiids Conchoecetes and Hypoconcha, both of
which have an epipod on the cheliped and the
carapace subpentagonal, flattened, and without anterolateral teeth. Also, the last two pairs
of legs are shorter than the first two pairs
(fourth pair shortest), and the female sternal
sutures 7/8 end apart between or behind the
first pair of legs. Uropods are well developed
in Conchoecetes but vestigial or absent in
Hypoconcha, and the two genera differ in the
way they carry their bivalve shell. In Conchoecetes the dactyl of the third legs is talonlike and opposed by a stout proximal extension of the propodus while the dactyls of the
fourth legs are each fashioned as a tiny lunate
hook, twisted to point anterovertically and not
opposed by any spines. Conchoecetes mainly
uses the talon on the third legs to grasp the
bivalve hinge margin posteriorly, and the
fourth legs hold and support the shell edges.
There are three species in this Indo-Pacific
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haani very well in all main features, but they
do not share any unique larval characters. The
presence of posterolateral carapace spines and
a rostrum that is longer than the antennule are
both shared with Dromia. This result is not
unexpected because both genera form part of
the group of larger camouflaging dromiids
with a cheliped epipod. The absence of apomorphic larval characters in Lauridromia larvae may simply indicate that their evolutionary separation from Dromia is more recent.
The first zoea of L. indica, however, differs
from that of L. dehaani in that its abdominal
pleopods are very well developed (absent in
the first zoea of L. dehaani). This suggests
that the larval development of L. indica is
probably also semi-abbreviated. Lauridromia
dehaani is reported to have four zoeal stages
(Terada, 1983), and on the basis of its abdominal pleopods, L. indica probably has
only two or three zoeal stages (i.e., development is semi-abbreviated).
Most of the eight species in Cryptodromiopsis were previously placed in Dromidia Stimpson, 1858, but it is clear that this
genus is restricted to South African waters.
Only the larva of C. antillensis is known
(Rice and Provenzano, 1966). This Atlantic
species has a sister species, C. sarraburei
Rathbun, 1910 (sic C. larraburei, see Boyko,
1998) in the eastern Pacific separated by the
isthmus of Panama. The adults of these two
species are scarcely distinguishable, so we
would predict that the larvae of C. sarraburei and C. antillensis would also be difficult
to separate. The transfer of Dromidia antillensis into Cryptodromiopsis by McLay
(1993) is well supported by the possession
of several features that we interpret as apomorphic, viz., serrated posterior carapace
margin of the first zoea, presence of two
plumose setae on the third maxilliped endopod, and greatest width of the megalopal
carapace is nearer the anterior margin. The
serrated posterior carapace margin of C. antillensis bears a remarkable resemblance to that
found in homolid zoeae (see Rice, 1980; Konishi et al., 1995). The larvae of the members
of these two families, however, differ markedly
in many other ways (see Rice, 1980). It is possible, however, that such serrated carapace
margins represent a plesiomorphic character
shared by dromiids and homolids, but with
only one dromiid known to possess this feature, nothing much can be said.
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separation of these two genera from other
dromiids, suggesting that they should perhaps
be referred to their own subfamily or family.
McLay (1993) suggested that Hypoconcha
could be removed from the Dromiidae, and
now that the larval evidence has been examined, it is clear that Conchoecetes should be
united with Hypoconcha. Differences between the adults of these two genera in the
method of carrying the shell (see Guinot and
Tavares, 2000) indicate that there is more than
one way to grasp the shell. The separation of
shell-carrying from sponge-carrying dromiids
is also supported by the analysis of 18sRNA
and rDNA sequences (Spears et al., 1992)
who showed that H. arcuata and Cryptodromiopsis antillensis are not closely related.
Rice (1980) was the last to review the usefulness of larval characters in determining the
higher classification of the Brachyura. No
clear patterns, however, were discerned that
could prove useful in determining the generic
limits of the Dromiidae. The chief arguments
presented by Rice (1980) centered on discussing the affinities of the Dromiidae as a
family and its place in the overall classification of the Brachyura. Much has been said
about the so-called “anomuran hair” on the
telson of the larvae, but the actual value of
this character in deciding the phylogenetic
position of the Dromiidae is still not fully established. The other larval features, used by
Rice (1980) and others to argue for the
anomuran relationships of dromiids, could
merely be plesiomorphic characters and thus
useless in a phylogenetic analysis.
Discussion about the origin of crabs using larval information has been complicated
by the lack of a clearly stated hypothesis
that states which groups shared a common
ancestor. There have been endless arguments about whether or not the Dromiidae
should be included or excluded from the
Brachyura. These discussions have not really addressed the question of sister-group
relationships between the podotremes and
the eubrachyurans. So for the adults we can
ask, “Are the Podotremata the sister group of
the Eubrachyura (Heterotremata + Thoracotremata)?” We would answer yes to this
question on the basis of adult characters (see
McLay, 1999). We believe that the hypothesis of Saint Laurent (1980a, b), that the
Podotremata and Eubrachyura are sister
groups, is primarily supported by the fact that
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genus, but the larval development is known
only for C. artificiosus (see Sankolli and
Shenoy, 1968). The genus Conchoedromia
Chopra, 1934, has recently been shown to be
a synonym of Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1858
(Guinot and Tavares, 2000).
Hypoconcha lacks the talons on the third
legs so that both of the last two pairs of legs
must be used to elevate the shell allowing
the crab to move. These legs have the dactyli
fashioned into tiny lunate hooks (which can
fit into a recess on the propodus) twisted to
point anteriorly and posteriorly respectively,
and the dactyli not opposed by any spines. As
in the case of Cryptodromiopsis antillensis
and C. sarraburei, the species of Hypoconcha are separated into two groups of sister
species by the isthmus of Panama: on the Atlantic side we have H. arcuata, H. parasitica,
and H. spinosissima Rathbun, 1933, while on
the Pacific side we have H. californiensis
Bouvier, 1898, H. lowei Rathbun, 1933, and
H. panamensis Smith, 1869, respectively. The
larvae are only known for two of the Atlantic
species group, H. parasitica (see Lang and
Young, 1980) and H. arcuata (see Kircher,
1970).
The most striking observation is that the
larvae of Conchoecetes artificiosus, Hypoconcha parasitica, and H. arcuata form one very
coherent group with the following diagnostic characters: setation pattern of the endopod
of the maxilla is 1, 2, 2; setation pattern of
the endopod of the second maxilliped is 2,
3, 2, 5; setation on the second maxilliped
basipod is 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 (but shared with C. antillensis); first zoeal rostrum subequal in
length to antennule in situ (shared with C. antillensis and P. japonica); possession of four
pairs of long telson setae (in both Hypoconcha species but Conchoecetes artificiosus has
five); third maxilliped exopod and endopod
setae are undeveloped or absent (in both
Hypoconcha but developed in Conchoecetes);
and the posterior margin of megalopa telson
is straight (but shared with Dromia). In addition, all have only two or three zoeal stages
(although this is shared with D. wilsoni and
P. japonica). In the megalopae of both Conchoecetes and Hypoconcha, the uropods are
well developed, with only the exopod present
in the first, but they are biramous in the second genus. However, well-developed uropods
are not present in postlarval Hypoconcha. The
larval characters thus appear to support the
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank Professor Daniele Guinot and Paul Clark
for their valuable comments on an earlier draft of this
manuscript.
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podotreme females all have spermathecae between sternal sutures 7/8 (and external fertilization) whereas eubrachyuran females all
have sternal gonopores through which the
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a free-living larval phase! This is what comes
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