A contribution on the morphometrics of the thick-clawed crayfish Pontastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837) (Decapoda, Astacoidea, Astacidae)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12520%2F23%3A43906226" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12520/23:43906226 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.99.98291" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.99.98291</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.99.98291" target="_blank" >10.3897/zse.99.98291</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A contribution on the morphometrics of the thick-clawed crayfish Pontastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837) (Decapoda, Astacoidea, Astacidae)
Original language description
The thick-clawed crayfish Pontastacus pachypus (Rathke, 1837) is an endangered, and the least known, crayfish species in Europe. Currently, detailed information regarding the morphology, ecology and reproduction of thick-clawed crayfish is outdated. This study presents, for the first time, detailed photographs of the thick-clawed crayfish, and updated information on distinctive morphological characters and morphometric analysis. New specifications of the carapace and appendage morphological characteristics were estab-lished as: 1) the rostrum is long, sharply pointed and has three pairs of distinctive sub-apical lateral spines, 2) two well-developed pairs of post-orbital ridge on the carapace are ended by prominent spine; 3) each finger of chelae ends with a black sharp tip. Among the 18 morphometric indices, carapace width to the total length (CPW/TL), abdomen width to the total length (ABW/TL) and claw height to the claw width (CLH/CLW) clearly differentiate P. pachypus from the other representatives of Astacus genus (A. colchicus and A. astacus) and P. leptodactylus (P<0.05). Comparison of individual indices between P. pachypus and P. leptodactylus revealed that al-most all indices differed significantly except head length to the total length (HEL/TL) and rostrum length to the total length (ROL/TL). This study contributes to the identification of the thick-clawed crayfish for the purpose of conservation and protection of its localities.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LM2018099" target="_blank" >LM2018099: South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Zoosystematics and Evolution
ISSN
1860-0743
e-ISSN
1860-0743
Volume of the periodical
99
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
BG - BULGARIA
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
93-100
UT code for WoS article
000966534400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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