摘要
The microalgal epibiontic communities of the brachyuran crabs Dorippe quadridens, Schizophrys aspera and Hyastenus hilgendorfi were studied during spring and summer of 2011. A total of 68 microalgal species of four phyla （Chlorophyta, Bascillariophyta, Cyanophyta and Pyrrhophyta） was recorded in the epibiosis of the investigated brachyuran crabs males and females Generally, Bascillariophyta predominate in number of species over the other microalgal groups, followed by Cyanophyta and Pyrrhophyta, while Chlorophyta was represented by the lowest number of species. Highly percentage of occurrence of microalgal epibionts was observed on the dorsal part of the investigated crabs followed by chela and ventral parts.
