On the distribution of alien non-marine and estuarine macro-crustaceans in Belgium
Wouters, K. (2002). On the distribution of alien non-marine and estuarine macro-crustaceans in Belgium. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 72: 119-129
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Bruxelles. ISSN 0374-6429, more
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Cartography
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish
Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939 [WoRMS]; Leptestheria dahalacensis
ANE, Belgium [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The distributions of fifteen species of macroscopic crustaceans living in non-marine and estuarine environments in Belgium are discussed. The species in question are: the conchostracan Leptestheria dahalacensis, the amphipods Gammarus tigrinus, Echinogammarus berilloni, Dikerogammarus villosus, Corophium curvispinum, Crangonyx pseudogracilis and Orchestia cavimana, the atyid shrimp Atyaephyra desmaresti, the crayfish Astacus leptodactylus, Pacifastacus leniusculus and Orconectes limosus and the crabs Callinectes sapidus, Eriocheir sinensis and Rhithropanopeus harrisii. |
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