First Report of Albinism in Turkish Crayfish <em>Pontastacus leptodactylus</em> (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae)

Semih Kale, Selçuk Berber, Deniz Acarlı, Tekin Demirkıran, Pervin Vural, Sefa Acarlı, Bayram Kızılkaya & Evren Tan

doi:https://doi.org/10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.5

Original article | Acta Natura et Scientia 2020, Vol. 1(1) 36-42

First Report of Albinism in Turkish Crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae)

Semih Kale, Selçuk Berber, Deniz Acarlı, Tekin Demirkıran, Pervin Vural, Sefa Acarlı, Bayram Kızılkaya & Evren Tan

pp. 36 - 42 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.5 | Manu. Number: MANU-2012-11-0001

Published online: December 31, 2020 | Number of Views: 682 | Number of Download: 1168

Save PDF

Abstract

A female albino crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) was captured from Atikhisar Reservoir in Çanakkale, Turkey on July 18, 2020. The albino crayfish is lacked melanin that is normally found on normal crayfish. The compound eyes of the albino crayfish were black as in normal crayfish. Morphometric characteristics were measured and the total length was 101.98 mm, carapace length was 50.04 mm, carapace width was 26.56 mm and weight was 35.90 g. Albinism is a widespread disorder in the animal kingdom and is triggered by the absence of melanin in the skin, eyes, or hair. Investigation on albinism has commonly focused on mice and humans. Therefore, there is restricted research on albino crayfish. In the present paper, the occurrence of albinism in crayfish is firstly reported from Atikhisar Reservoir in Çanakkale, Turkey. Therefore, this paper significantly contributes to the scientific literature by providing the first knowledge on the presence of albino crayfish in the Atikhisar Reservoir, Çanakkale, Turkey.

Keywords: Albino, Pigmentation, Color anomaly, Crayfish, Pontastacus leptodactylus, Atikhisar, Çanakkale, Turkey

How to Cite this Article?

APA 6th edition
Kale, S., Berber, S., Acarli, D., Demirkiran, T., Vural, P., Acarli, S., Kizilkaya, B. & Tan, E. (2020). First Report of Albinism in Turkish Crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae) . Acta Natura et Scientia, 1(1), 36-42. doi: 10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.5

Harvard
Kale, S., Berber, S., Acarli, D., Demirkiran, T., Vural, P., Acarli, S., Kizilkaya, B. and Tan, E. (2020). First Report of Albinism in Turkish Crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae) . Acta Natura et Scientia, 1(1), pp. 36-42.

Chicago 16th edition
Kale, Semih, Selcuk Berber, Deniz Acarli, Tekin Demirkiran, Pervin Vural, Sefa Acarli, Bayram Kizilkaya and Evren Tan (2020). "First Report of Albinism in Turkish Crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae) ". Acta Natura et Scientia 1 (1):36-42. doi:10.29329/actanatsci.2020.313.5.

References

Ariyama, H. (1997). Albino of the swimming crab Portunus (Portunus) trituberculatus caught in Osaka Bay. Cancer, 6, 9-10. https://doi.org/10.18988/ cancer.6.0_9 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Bechtel, H. B. (1995). Reptile and amphibian variants: Colors, patterns, and scales. Krieger Publishing Company. [Google Scholar]
Begum, F., Nakatani, I., Tamotsu, S., & Goto, T. (2010). Reproductive characteristics of the albino morph of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda, Cambaridae). Crustaceana, 83(2), 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1163/001121609X12530988607515 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Browder, L. W. (2005). Genetic and embryological studies of albinism in Rana pipiens. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 180(2), 149-155. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/jez.1401800202 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Fernández-Rivera Melo, F. J., Reyes-Bonilla, H., Cantú, A., & Urías, J. (2015). First record of albinism in the brown sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus in the Gulf of California, México. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8, e14. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S1755267214 001353 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Guo, H., Huang, B., Qi, F., & Zhang, S. (2007). Distribution and ultrastructure of pigment cells in the skins of normal and albino adult turbot, Scophthalmus maximus. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 25(2), 199-208. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s00343-007-0199-1 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Hyodo-Taguchi, Y., Winkler, C., Kurihara, Y., Schartl, A., & Schartl, M. (1997). Phenotypic rescue of the albino mutation in the medakafish (Oryzias latipes) by a mouse tyrosinase transgene. Mechanisms of Development, 68(1-2), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4773(97)00128-7 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Jablonski D., Alena, A., Vlček, P., & Jandzik, D. (2014). Axanthism in amphibians: A review and the first record in the widespread toad of the Bufotes viridis complex (Anura: Bufonidae). Belgium Journal of Zoology, 144(2), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2014.69 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Kajishima, T., & Takeuchi, I. K. (1977). Ultrastructural analysis of gene interaction and melanosome differentiation in the retinal pigment cell of the albino goldfish. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 200 (3), 349-357. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/jez. 1402000 305 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Kale, S. (2019). Monitoring climate change effects on surface area and shoreline changes in Atikhisar Reservoir by using remote sensing and geographic information system in terms of fisheries management. [Ph.D. Thesis, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey]. [Google Scholar]
Kale, S., & Acarlı, D. (2019a). Spatial and temporal change monitoring in water surface area of Atikhisar Reservoir (Çanakkale, Turkey) by using remote sensing and geographic information system techniques. Alınteri Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 34(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.28955/ alinterizbd.574361 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Kale, S., & Acarli, D. (2019b). Shoreline change monitoring in Atikhisar Reservoir by using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 28(5), 4329-4339. [Google Scholar]
Kehas, A. J., Theoharides, K. A., & Gilbert, J. J. (2005). Effect of sunlight intensity and albinism on the covering response of the Caribbean Sea urchin Tripneustes ventricosus. Marine Biology, 146, 1111-1117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1514-4 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Kelsh, R. N., Schmid, B., & Eisen, J. S. (2000). Genetic analysis of melanophore development in zebrafish embryos. Developmental Biology, 225(2), 277-293. https://doi.org/10.1006/dbio. 2000.9840 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Koga, A., & Hori, H. (1997). Albinism due to transposable element insertion in fish. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 10(6), 377-381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0749.1997.tb006 95.x [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Landa-Jaime, V., Aguilar-Palomino, B., Michel-Morgin, J. E., & Lozano, M. S. (2018). First report of partial albinism in the blue lobster Panulirus inflatus (Bouvier, 1895) from the Mexican Pacific (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae). ZooKeys, 784, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3897/ zookeys.784.25082 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Leal, M. E., Schulz, U. H., Albornoz, P. L., Machado, R., & Ott, P. H. (2013). First record of partial albinism in two catfish species of Genidens (Siluriformes: Ariidae) in an estuary of Southern Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 56(2), 237-240. https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S1516-89132013000200008 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Lin, C., Zhang, L., Liu, S., Gao, S., Xu, Q., & Yang, H. (2013). A comparison of the effects of light intensity on movement and growth of albino and normal sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus Selenka). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 46(6), 351-366. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/10236244.2013.841350 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Lin, J. Y., & Fisher, D. E. (2007). Melanocyte biology and skin pigmentation. Nature, 445(7130), 843-850. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05660 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Muraoka, K., & Honma, H. (1993). Albino of the tanner crab, Chionoecetes japonicus Rathbun collected from Hokkaido. Cancer, 3, 23-25. https://doi.org/10.18988/cancer.3.0_23 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Nakamura, K., Ozaki, A., Akutsu, T., Iwai, K., Sakamoto, T., Yoshizaki, G., & Okamoto, N. (2001). Genetic mapping of the dominant albino locus in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 265(4), 687-693. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s004380100464 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Nakatani, I. (1999). An albino of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae) and its offspring. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 19(2), 380-383. https://doi.org/10.1163/193724099X00196 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Nakatani, I. (2000). Reciprocal transplantation of leg tissue between albino and wild crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 20(3), 453-459. https://doi.org/10.1163/ 20021975-99990059 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Okamoto, K., & Misyuku, A. (1998). Molting and growth of the albino spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicas collected from Southern coast of Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture. Cancer, 7, 17-18. https://doi.org/10.18988/cancer.7.0_17 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Potterf, S. B., Furumura, M., Sviderskaya, E. V., Santis, C., Bennett, D. C., & Hearing, V. J. (1998). Normal tyrosine transport and abnormal tyrosinase routing in pink-eyed dilution melanocytes. Experimental Cell Research, 244(1), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1006/excr. 1998.4173 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Wang, J., Hou, L., Zhang, R., Zhao, X., Jiang, L., Sun, W., An, J., & Li, X. (2007). The tyrosinase gene family and albinism in fish. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 25(2), 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0191-9 [Google Scholar] [Crossref]
Zhao, H. (2011). Basic research on occurrence mechanism of albinism in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka). [PhD Thesis. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science. Beijing, China]. [Google Scholar]
Zhao, H., Chen, M., & Yang, H. (2015). Albinism (pp. 211-228). In Yang, H., Hamel, J. -F., Mercier, A. (Eds.), Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science: The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus history, biology and aquaculture. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-799953-1.00012-X [Google Scholar] [Crossref]

Volume 1 Issue 1

December 2020

All Articles