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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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Title

First evidence of a population of hermit crab Diogenes curvimanus (Clément, 1874) (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) on the Canary Islands

Abstract

We report here for the first time the occurrence of the diogenid hermit crab species Diogenes curvimanus from the Canary Islands, which has been recorded previously from Atlantic European waters and the Mediterranean Sea. The species had been placed under the synonymy of D. pugilator until recently, and is the sole representative of Diogenes known from the islands. The specimens studied were observed between 2019 and 2023, suggesting that these could have recently settled into local habitats and developed a population capable of reproducing.

Abstract in other language

Se cita la presencia de la especie de cangrejo ermitaño diogénido Diogenes curvimanus por primera vez en Las Islas Canarias, el cual ha sido registrado anteriormente en las aguas europeas del Atlántico y el Mar Mediterráneo. La especie se había considerado hasta hace poco sinónima de D. pugilator, y es la única representante conocida del género Diogenes en estas islas. Los ejemplares estudiados se observaron entre 2019 and 2023, lo que sugiere que estos podrían haberse asentado recientemente en los hábitats locales y desarrollado una población capaz de reproducirse.

Bibliographic citation

Pérez González, Y.; Landeira Sánchez, J.M.; Castro Hernández, J.J.; Almón Pazos, B. (2024). First evidence of a population of hermit crab Diogenes curvimanus (Clément, 1874) (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) on the Canary Islands. Crustaceana 97(5-9): 403-414. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10404

Topic

Marine

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true