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Macrophthalmus indicus

Davie, 2012
Arthropoda » Decapoda » Macrophthalmidae » Macrophthalmus indicus
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2011
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761497
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Other notes

1st Med record: 1994

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Rousou M, Chintiroglou CC (2017) Presence of the Lessepsian migrant Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) indicus Davie, 2012 (Crusta-cea: Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae) in Cyprus (East Mediterranean Sea). In Gerovasileiou et al. (2017) New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July, 2017). Mediterranean Marine Science 18(2): 355-384. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.13771

Michail C, Tanduo V, Crocetta F, Giovos I, Litsiou S, Kleitou P (2023) Engagement of fishers in citizen science enhances the knowledge on alien decapods in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea). Aquatic Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-023-10046-6

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6

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