First record of the Atlantic crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in Abruzzi waters, central Adriatic Sea

Authors

  • Luca CASTRIOTA
  • Franco ANDALORO
  • Roberto COSTANTINI
  • Adriano DE ASCENTIIS

Keywords:

Abruzzi, Adriatic Sea, ballast waters, Callinectes sapidus, first record, immigration, non indigenous species, Portunidae

Abstract

           For the first time, one female individual of blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, a species native to the western Atlantic coasts, is reported from Abruzzi waters (central Adriatic Sea). This species has widely invaded European Atlantic coasts and several areas of the Mediterranean, probably brought by ballast waters; yet, it has not settled in the study area.

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Published

20.12.2012

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Short communication

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