Will the crab Hemigrapsus penicillatus invade the coasts of Europe?
Noël, P.Y.; Tardy, E.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1997). Will the crab Hemigrapsus penicillatus invade the coasts of Europe? C. R. Acad. Sci., Sér. 3 Sci. Vie 320(9): 741-745. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0764-4469(97)84823-8 In: Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. Serie 3. Sciences de la Vie. Elsevier: Paris. ISSN 0764-4469; e-ISSN 1878-5565, more |  |
| Keywords | | | Author keywords | Crustacea; Decapoda; Brachyura; Grapsidae; crab; Hemigrapsus; Bay ofBiscay; alien species |
| Authors | | Top | - Noël, P.Y., more
- Tardy, E.
- d'Udekem d'Acoz, C., more
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| Abstract | A crab previously unknown in the European fauna was discovered in La Rochelle (France) in 1994. This shore crab was identified as Hemigrapsus penicillatus, a North-West Pacific species. It appears to be spreading rapidly. It has now been detected from Laredo, Spain (43 °25′N, 03 °20′W) to Fromentine, France (46°53′N, 02°09′W) in sheltered areas of the mid-littoral zone. It is locally abundant, with a density of up to 10-20 individuals per square metre. In its native area, its distribution ranges from a cold (northern Japan, south of the Pacific coast of Russia) to a tropical (Taiwan, Hong-Kong) habitat. Being tolerant to both high and low temperatures (even at freezing point), it will probably colonize most of the European and North-African coasts within a short period of time. |
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