Predicted discoveries of the introduced isopod Synidotea laevidorsalis (Miers, 1881)
Chapman, J.W.; Calton, J.T. (1994). Predicted discoveries of the introduced isopod Synidotea laevidorsalis (Miers, 1881). J. Crust. Biol. 14(4): 700-714. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1548863
In: Journal of Crustacean Biology. Crustacean Society: Washington. ISSN 0278-0372; e-ISSN 1937-240X, more
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Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish > Marine organisms > Marine crustaceans
Synonymy
Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Synidotea laevidorsalis (Miers, 1881) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Chapman, J.W.
- Calton, J.T.
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| Abstract |
A theory that introduced species can be identified from their evolutionary, ecological, and geographical attributes (criteria for introduced species) is corroborated by the accuracy of its predictions. A human-borne, global invasion of the Oriental isopod Synidotea laevidorsalis that began over 100 years ago was discovered in a test of criteria for introduced species. Two explicit predictions from that work were (1) "Many new records of endemic and introduced Synidotea populations around the world remain to be discovered," and (2) "Synidotea laevidosalis is established, for example, in Brisbane, or Sydney, Australia". Both predictions were correct. It appears that many estuarine and nearshore marine introductions have occurred that have not been discovered |
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