STATOCYST OF JASUS-EDWARDSII PUERULI (CRUSTACEA, PALINURIDAE), WITH AREVIEW OF CRUSTACEAN STATOCYSTS

Authors
SEKIGUCHI H TERAZAWA T
Citation
H. Sekiguchi et T. Terazawa, STATOCYST OF JASUS-EDWARDSII PUERULI (CRUSTACEA, PALINURIDAE), WITH AREVIEW OF CRUSTACEAN STATOCYSTS, Marine and freshwater research, 48(8), 1997, pp. 715-719
Citations number
31
Journal title
Marine and freshwater research → ACNP
ISSN journal
13231650
Volume
48
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
715 - 719
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-1650(1997)48:8<715:SOJP(P>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In the puerulus of Jasus edwardsii, the statocyst opens onto the dorsa l surface of the basal segment of the antennule. The opening is border ed by two types of setae. The cavity contains many minute hardened sta toliths, which are devoid of a mineral or crystalline core and are not cemented together. There are no sensory hairs, secretory pores or flu id within the cavity; these are found among other decapods, but it app ears that the Palinuridae are an exception. Knowledge of the statocyst in crustaceans in general is briefly reviewed.