Meeting Abstract 33.1 Friday, Jan. 4 Growing the Decapod Tree of Life: Making systematic information globally available PENTCHEFF, N.D.*; WETZER, R.; MARTIN, J.W.; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; NHMLAC; NHMLAC dean@crustacea.nhm.org Systematics is unusual in the sciences in that the historical literature of the field is still essential to modern research. In the experimental sciences, […]
sessions: Session 33
Evolution of decapod mating systems
Meeting Abstract 33.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Evolution of decapod mating systems AKIRA, Asakura; Nat. Hist. Mus. Inst., Chiba asakura@chiba-muse.or.jp The mating systems of decapod crustaceans are reviewed and classified according to life styles and male-female relations. The scheme employs criteria that focus attention on evolutionary, ecological, life historical, and social determinants of both male and female behavior, […]
An Expanded, Morphology-Based, Cladistic Analysis of the Clawed Lobsters
Meeting Abstract 33.11 Friday, Jan. 4 An Expanded, Morphology-Based, Cladistic Analysis of the Clawed Lobsters TSHUDY, D.*; AHYONG, S.T.; CHAN, T.-Y.; SORHANNUS, U. ; Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Australian Museum; National Taiwan Ocean University; Edinboro University of Pennsylvania dtshudy@edinboro.edu A generic level phylogeny of the marine clawed lobsters is interpreted by cladistic analysis of a 100+ character […]
A morphologically based phylogenetic framework for the Caridea (Crustacea, Decapoda)
Meeting Abstract 33.10 Friday, Jan. 4 A morphologically based phylogenetic framework for the Caridea (Crustacea, Decapoda) DE GRAVE, S; Oxford University Museum of Natural History sammy.degrave@oum.ox.ac.uk A phylogenetic framework is presented for the Caridea, based on a morphological cladistic analysis. The analysed matrix comprises 49 characters and 29 species as terminal taxa, selected from across all currently […]
A molecular perspective on galatheoid biodiversity at deep-sea coral and cold seep habitats in the northwest Atlantic Ocean
Meeting Abstract 33.4 Friday, Jan. 4 A molecular perspective on galatheoid biodiversity at deep-sea coral and cold seep habitats in the northwest Atlantic Ocean MORRISON, C.L.*; NIZINSKI, M.S.; USGS-BRD Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, Kearneysville, WV; NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service National Systematics Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC cmorrison@usgs.gov Recent surveys using submersibles and ROVs have […]
Wing mechanosensors can transmit bending information at high bit rates
Meeting Abstract 33.3 Monday, Jan. 5 Wing mechanosensors can transmit bending information at high bit rates. ALDWORTH, Z. N.*; DANIEL, T. L.; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle zna@u.washington.edu All insects are equipped with mechanosensory structures in their wings (campaniform sensilla), many of which encode wing bending or strain. In large insects, such as Manduca […]
Two Types of Mechanoreceptors in the Wings of a Pteropod Mollusc
Meeting Abstract 33.2 Monday, Jan. 5 Two Types of Mechanoreceptors in the Wings of a Pteropod Mollusc SATTERLIE, Richard; University of North Carolina Wilmington satterlier@uncw.edu Two types of surface mechanoreceptors have been identified in the wings of the pteropod mollusc Clione limacina, based on immunohistochemical, electron microscopical and electrophysiological evidence. The first type includes primary sensory cells […]
Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory organs of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis
Meeting Abstract 33.1 Monday, Jan. 5 Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory organs of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis WYETH, R.C.*; CROLL, R.P.; St. Francis Xavier Univ.; Dalhousie Univ. rwyeth@stfx.ca The study of nervous systems in gastropods has focused primarily on central and motor systems, with sensory systems receiving less attention. In particular, peripheral sensory neurons […]
Lanthanide Metals as Shark Repellants
Meeting Abstract 33.6 Monday, Jan. 5 Lanthanide Metals as Shark Repellants KAJIURA, Stephen M; Florida Atlantic University kajiura@fau.edu Sharks possess an exquisitely sensitive electrosensory system that enables them to detect voltage gradients in their environment. At close range, this sensory modality overrides other senses and provides the sharks with spatial information to localize their prey. The electric […]
How ribbon-fin swimmers swim
Meeting Abstract 33.5 Monday, Jan. 5 How ribbon-fin swimmers swim SHIRGAONKAR, Anup A; CURET, Oscar M; PATANKAR, Neelesh A; MACIVER, Malcolm A*; Northwestern University; Northwestern University; Northwestern University; Northwestern University maciver@northwestern.edu What is the propulsion mechanism for fish with elongated ribbon-like fins, such as weakly electric gymnotiform fish, the African Gymnarchus niloticus, and others? We combine computational […]
