A compilation of longevity data in decapod crustaceans

Longevity information was collected from 219 literature sources for 244 decapod crustaceans, representing 1.7% of species, 4.8% of genera and 30% of families. Reliable methods of age determination (laboratory rearing, mark-recapture method, growth models, lipofuscin method) revealed longevities from...

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Published in:Nauplius 2019, Vol.27, p.e2019011
Main Author: Vogt, Günter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achelata
Age determination
Aquatic crustaceans
Brackish
Captivity
Caves
Crustacea
Decapoda
Environment
evolution
Freshwater
Individual rearing
Inland water environment
life span
Longevity
Marine
Marine crustaceans
Polar waters
Species
taxonomy
Tracking
ZOOLOGY
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Summary:Longevity information was collected from 219 literature sources for 244 decapod crustaceans, representing 1.7% of species, 4.8% of genera and 30% of families. Reliable methods of age determination (laboratory rearing, mark-recapture method, growth models, lipofuscin method) revealed longevities from 0.1 to 72 years, corresponding to a 700-fold difference between the shortest and longest lived species. The mean longevity of the species included in this article is 7.1 years (SD=10.18; CV=142.9%); 61.1% of the species live less than 5 years, 29.5% live between 5 and 20 years, and 9.4% live longer than 20 years. The basal Dendrobranchiata have a mean longevity of only 2.1 years whereas the Achelata have a mean longevity of 27.2 years. The oldest decapod aged with a direct method is a hermit crab that was reared in captivity for more than 42 years. The particularly long-lived species belong to different families of the infraorders Achelata, Astacidea, Anomura and Brachyura. Average longevity is highest in semiterrestrial and terrestrial habitats (13.0 years), followed by freshwater (7.2 years) and marine and brackish waters (6.0 years). The deep sea, polar waters, freshwater caves and terrestrial environments apparently promote the evolution of high life spans
ISSN:2358-2936
0104-6497
2358-2936
DOI:10.1590/2358-2936e2019011