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First record of the blue crab Callinectes exasperatus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) for European waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2015

Jose A. Cuesta Open the ORCID record for Jose A. Cuesta [Opens in a new window] ,
Pilar Drake  and
Alberto M. Arias
Jose A. Cuesta*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Avenida República Saharaui, 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Pilar Drake
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Avenida República Saharaui, 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Alberto M. Arias
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Avenida República Saharaui, 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Correspondence should be addressed to: J.A. Cuesta, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Avenida República Saharaui, 2, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain email: jose.cuesta@icman.csic.es
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Abstract

This paper is the first record of the blue crab, Callinectes exasperatus, in European waters and the first record for this species out of its natural distribution. Due to the similar morphology with Callinectes sapidus, a widely extended invader in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific waters, the initial determination based on morphological characters was further confirmed by DNA barcode analysis. A possible introduction vector is also discussed.

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alien speciesintroduced speciesCallinectes exasperatusPortunidae
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e36
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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