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The occurrence process of chromatophores in three body color strains of the ornamental shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis

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Neocaridina denticulata sinensis is an important ornamental shrimp. The red, yellow, and blue strains were obtained by artificial breeding. To understand the relationship between body color and chromatophores, the occurrence process of chromatophores was observed at a microscopic level. The type, shape, size, quantity, and distribution of chromatophores were also analyzed from the metanauplius stage to the post-larva stage. The results showed that the chromatophores of red, yellow, and blue strains were mainly erythrophores, cyanophores, and xanthophores, respectively. The first chromatophores to develop in the three strains were the erythrophores, and they showed a dendritic, spotted, and common circular in the red, blue, and yellow strains, respectively. The second kind of chromatophores in the blue strain was granular cyanophores, which appeared at the membrane-zoea stage. The yellow strain had the third kind of chromatophores, which were flaky and velvety xanthophores. Flake and snowflake leucophores were also observed in the red and yellow strains. This study shows that the type, shape, size, and distribution of chromatophores have a close relation to the body color of N. denticulata sinensis. It also provides a theoretical basis for analyzing the regulatory mechanism of body color formation and artificial breeding of N. denticulata sinensis.

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    Xiqin Lu, Lili Zhang, Guodong Wang, Shiyu Huang, Yuanchang Zhang & Yangjie Xie

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Lu, X., Zhang, L., Wang, G. et al. The occurrence process of chromatophores in three body color strains of the ornamental shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis. Zoomorphology 141, 283–295 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-022-00563-7

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