Recent expansion of the oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus (Crustacea: Decapoda) on the western coasts of France
Lavesque , N.; Bachelet, G.; Beguer, M.; Girardin, M.; Lepage, M.; Blanchet, B.; Sorbe, J.-C.; Modéran, J.; Sauriau, P.-G.; Auby, I. (2010). Recent expansion of the oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus (Crustacea: Decapoda) on the western coasts of France. Aquat. Invasions 5(Suppl. 1): S103-S108. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2010.5.S1.021
In: Aquatic Invasions. Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC): Helsinki. ISSN 1798-6540; e-ISSN 1818-5487, more
Alien species Taxa > Species > Introduced species Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902 [WoRMS]; Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS] France Coasts Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
Palaemon macrodactylus; Palaemonidae; invasive species; western France;transitional waters
The invasive oriental shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902 has considerably extended its distribution in transitional waters along the Atlantic and Channel coasts of France during the period 2007-2010. The most probable method of a primary introduction of this species is ballast waters, but passive transport by water currents is also a possible mechanism of colonization (secondary introductions). Palaemon macrodactylus is a powerful invader of transitional waters and these new populations should be monitored in the future to assess any consequences to native species.
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