The return of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, after 70 years from its first appearance in the Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic Sea, Italy (Decapoda: Portunidae)

Since August 2015, an increasing number of Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, have been reported in the Marano and Grado Lagoon, Gulf of Trieste, in the northern Adriatic Sea. This species is not a new introduction and in fact the first record of C. sapidus in Italy and the entire Adriat...

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Main Authors: Chiara Manfrin, Giovanni Comisso, Andrea dall’Asta, Nicola Bettoso, J. Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19608/download/pdf/