BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2025, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 111-116 |
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The Pea Crab Pinnaxodes mutuensis Sakai, 1939 (Decapoda: Pinnotheridae) in a Symbiosis with the Burrowing Bivalve Mollusk Panomya nipponica Nomura et Hatai, 1935 Pacific Branch, Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (TINRO), Vladivostok 690950, Russia E-mail: The pea crab Pinnaxodes mutuensis Sakai 1939 was first found in the burrowing bivalve mollusk Panomya nipponica Nomura et Hatai, 1935 in Vladimir Bay near the Sea of Japan continental coast. Symbiotic relationships of this crab with the infaunal mollusks Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams et Reeve, 1850), Barnea manilensis (R.A. Philippi, 1847), and Mya japonica J.C. Jay, 1857 from Aniva Bay (southern Sakhalin), as well as with Panomya ampla Dall, 1898 from the coastal waters of Hokkaido, were previously known. Data on the ecology of P. mutuensis are summarized. The role of infaunal mollusks in its symbiotic life style is asumed to be more significant. Key words: pea crab, Pinnaxodes mutuensis, symbiosis, burrowing bivalves, ecoogy. |
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