Limb regeneration is a regrowth phenomenon when limbs of animals are truncated by external forces or self-cut in response to predation, which is a self-protection mechanism formed during the long-term evolution process. Currently, amphibians with tails, and crustaceans belonging to arthropods were...

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) technology has been successfully applied in selective breeding of aquatic animals. Myostatin (MSTN) is a vital regulator of muscle growth, development, and differentiation. Five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of MSTN (S1: C712T; S2: C714T; S3: C716T; S4:...

To reveal the evolutionary relationship of three mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis, E. hepuensis, and E. japonica), complete mitogenomes and nuclear 5S rDNA sequences were analyzed. Sequencing revealed that the mitogenomes analyzed shared conserved organization of the coding and non-coding regions...

Considerable differences in weight gain rates (WGRs) after molting is a puzzling phenomenon exhibited by individuals of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis even under the same environmental conditions. However, the mechanisms underlying the control of growth difference during the molting...

In animals, growth and development are strongly correlated with the gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. In this study, gut microbiome communities, metabolic profiles, and growth performance of Eriocheir sinensis under three dietary feed types based on waterweed plants only, freshwater snails...

White hepatopancreas is a syndrome that has recently emerged in aquaculture of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). High lethality of the disease caused large economic loss, which drew considerable attention of fish farmers and scientific researchers. In this study, hepatopancreas reference...

Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) is one of the most valuable crustacean species in capture fisheries and mariculture in the Indo-West Pacific. White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a highly virulent pathogen which has seriously threatened Kuruma shrimp aquaculture sector. However, little...

While the effects of potassium ion (K⁺) on the settlement and metamorphosis of mollusc larvae have been studied in some species, little of this research has focused on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). It is still unclear which of the potassium channels, the voltage-gated channel or the...

Myostatin (MSTN) is a negative regulation factor involved in skeletal muscle growth and development in vertebrates. In order to understand the multi-functional roles of MSTN in crustaceans, we assessed the molting/growth characters, analyzed the tissues composition and investigated the expression...