Range extension of the sesarmid crab Clistocoeloma villosum along the eastern Pacific coast of the Izu Peninsula, Japan

Range extension of the sesarmid crab Clistocoeloma villosum along the eastern Pacific coast of the Izu Peninsula, Japan

Abstract Background The Pacific coastline along the southern Izu Peninsula, Japan, is strongly influenced by warm tropical waters of the Kuroshio Current. A new easternmost record of the near-threatened sesarmid crab Clistocoeloma villosum is reported from the southern part of Izu Peninsula. Methods...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Yuhara, Hiroyuki Yokooka, Masanori Taru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Marine Biodiversity Records
Subjects:
Clistocoeloma villosum
Brachyura
Near-threatened species
New record
Izu Peninsula
Kuroshio current
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-017-0122-1

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