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Occurrence and Distribution of Spiny Lobster Phyllosoma, Panulirus interruptus ( Randall)

Title
Data pertaining to lobster phyllosoma, Panulirus interruptus, collection methods, locations, identification and staging (1951-2008, months of July and August)

Abstract
The very large collection of plankton hauls taken in connection with the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) has afforded a unique opportunity to study the occurrence and distribution of the phyllosoma larvae of the spiny lobster.

JOHNSON, MARTIN W. 1960. The Distribution of Larvae of the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus interruptus (Randall) with Records on P. Gracilis Streets. California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation 7: 413-46.
Keywords
invertebrates, habitats, marine, taxonomy, ecology, food webs, populations, population dynamics, light, zooplankton, Population Studies

LTER Data System Record
http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/9e38121ebb26f1b59b7b39b2eff844fa
Projects
CalCOFI - Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Creators
Koslow, Tony (tkoslow@ucsd.edu)

Contact
CCE LTER Information Manager (ccelter.im@gmail.com)

Data

table OccurrenceandDistributionofSpinyLobsterPhyllosomaPanulirusinterruptusRandall
Main data table for dataset 		Rows: 1869
Columns: 25 		View / Download

Methods

General Methods
More information will be given as the Materials and Methods section is drawn up. For now references include: JOHNSON, MARTIN W. 1956. The Larval Development of the California Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Interruptus (Randall), with Notes on Panulirus Gracilis Streets. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.4: 1-19. JOHNSON, MARTIN W. 1960. The Offshore Drift of Larvae of the California Spiny Lobster Panulirus Interruptus. California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation 7: 147-161. JOHNSON, MARTIN W. 1960. The Distribution of Larvae of the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Interruptus (Randall) with Records on P. Gracilis Streets. California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation 7: 413-46. JOHNSON, MARTIN W. and KNIGHT, MARGARET. 1966. The Phyllosoma Larvae of the Spiny Lobster Panulirus Inflatus (Bouvier). Crustaceana 10 (1): 31-47 DEXTER, DEBORAH M. 1972. Molting and Growth in Laboratory Reared Phyllosomes of the California Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Interrupts. California Fish and Game 58(2): 107-115.

Frequency
CalCOFI tows collected in the months of July and August 1951-2009

References

Koslow, J. A., L. Rogers-Bennett, D.J. Neilson, A time series of California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) phyllosoma from 1951 to 2008 links abundance to warm oceanographic conditions in southern California. CalCOFI Reports, 53, 132-139, 2012. CCE LTER Contribution #0278.

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