First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea

First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean fauna is undergoing drastic modifications as a result of anthropogenic activities and global warming. The most important of these is the colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by alien species, many of them entering through the Suez Canal. While many of them are still confined to the Le...

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Main Authors: J. ZAOUALI, J. BEN SOUISSI, M. RIFI, C. D'UDEKEM d'ACOZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2013-04-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
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Elamena mathoei, Hymenosomatidae, crab, alien, Tunisia, first Mediterranean record.
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12375
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spelling doaj-1a2c589448e844e983ee28ebbb01d2202020-11-25T01:06:24ZengHellenic Centre for Marine ResearchMediterranean Marine Science1108-393X1791-67632013-04-0114227828110.12681/mms.41110780First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean SeaJ. ZAOUALI0J. BEN SOUISSI1M. RIFI2C. D'UDEKEM d'ACOZ3Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Tunis, TunisiaNational Agronomique de Tunisie, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Tunis, TunisiaInstitut National Agronomique de Tunisie, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Tunis, TunisiaRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department Invertebrates, rue Vautier 29, B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumMediterranean fauna is undergoing drastic modifications as a result of anthropogenic activities and global warming. The most important of these is the colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by alien species, many of them entering through the Suez Canal. While many of them are still confined to the Levant Basin, several have extended their distribution westwards to Tunisian waters. The presence of the Indo-west Pacific hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei on a rocky shore at Sidi Daoud, Cape Bon Peninsula, Tunisia, is the first Mediterranean record of this species. It is a testimony to the changes in the patterns of invasion in the Mediterranean Sea.https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12375Elamena mathoei, Hymenosomatidae, crab, alien, Tunisia, first Mediterranean record.
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J. BEN SOUISSI
M. RIFI
C. D'UDEKEM d'ACOZ
First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Marine Science
Elamena mathoei, Hymenosomatidae, crab, alien, Tunisia, first Mediterranean record.
author_facet J. ZAOUALI
J. BEN SOUISSI
M. RIFI
C. D'UDEKEM d'ACOZ
author_sort J. ZAOUALI
title First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
title_short First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
title_full First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
title_fullStr First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
title_full_unstemmed First occurrence of a Hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei (Desmarest, 1823) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Mediterranean Sea
title_sort first occurrence of a hymenosomatid crab elamena mathoei (desmarest, 1823) (crustacea: decapoda: brachyura) in the mediterranean sea
publisher Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
series Mediterranean Marine Science
issn 1108-393X
1791-6763
publishDate 2013-04-01
description Mediterranean fauna is undergoing drastic modifications as a result of anthropogenic activities and global warming. The most important of these is the colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by alien species, many of them entering through the Suez Canal. While many of them are still confined to the Levant Basin, several have extended their distribution westwards to Tunisian waters. The presence of the Indo-west Pacific hymenosomatid crab Elamena mathoei on a rocky shore at Sidi Daoud, Cape Bon Peninsula, Tunisia, is the first Mediterranean record of this species. It is a testimony to the changes in the patterns of invasion in the Mediterranean Sea.
topic Elamena mathoei, Hymenosomatidae, crab, alien, Tunisia, first Mediterranean record.
url https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12375
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