Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.62.1.8

Filling the gap on Italian records of an invasive species: first records of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae), in Latium and Campania (Tyrrhenian Sea)

Francesco Tiralongo orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-0149 ; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Guido Villani ; CNR – Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Pozzuoli, Italy
Roberto Arciprete ; CO.BI – Biological Cooperative of Civitavecchia, Civitavecchia, Italy
Emanuele Mancini ; Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology, University of Tuscia, Civitavecchia, Italy

Abstract

Callinectes sapidus is considered one of the worst invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea. After its first observation in 1948, the species has colonized several Mediterranean areas. In this work, we report the first records of the species in Latium and Campania (northern-central and central Tyrrhenian Sea respectively), filling a gap in its distribution along the Italian coasts. We also provide a review of Italian records.

Keywords

Tyrrhenian Sea; non-indigenous species; invasive species; biological invasion; crabs

Hrčak ID:

260974

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/260974

Publication date:

26.7.2021.

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