First occurrence of Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Actaeinae) in the Mediterranean Sea
The presence of the crab Actaeodes tomentosus, native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea, is documented for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, on the basis of two specimens collected from Rhodes Island (Aegean Sea), a marine area particularly vulnerable to warm-water alien invasions. Al...
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Language: | English |
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
2014-12-01
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Series: | Mediterranean Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12877 |