Mapping the congruence between larval morphology and molecular phylogeny: Convergent adaptations of freshwater shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea)

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 376 - 393
• Main Authors: Pantaleão, João A. F., Peres, Pedro A., Mantelatto, Fernando L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Americas; Animal embryos; Aquatic crustaceans; Aquatic habitats; Biological evolution; character mapping; Congruences; Crustacea; Crustaceans; Decapoda; Developmental stages; Embryos; Evolution; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater crustaceans; Freshwater environments; Freshwater organisms; History; Inland water environment; Larvae; Larval development; Larval stage; Life cycle; Life history; Marine crustaceans; Marine organisms; Morphology; Osmoregulation; Pancrustacea; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Shellfish; Shrimps; zoea

Colonization of freshwater by marine organisms and the evolutionary history of exchanges between salt and freshwater habitats is not only related to osmoregulatory capabilities, but also to optimize reproductive and developmental strategies, as abbreviated rather than extended planktonic development...