A population of percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Plagusiidae) along the Israeli coastline, southeast Mediterranean

Micha Ilan, Alex Shlagman, Liron Goren, Tal Shema, Bella S. Galil*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Percnon gibbesi is the most invasive decapod species to enter the Mediterranean Sea. A single specimen was photographed off the Israeli coast in 2009. In the past couple of years specimens, including ovigerous females, of this plagusiid crab were reported from several Israeli locations, suggesting the presence of a self-sustaining population in the southeast Mediterranean.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-291
Number of pages3
JournalBioInvasions Records
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Funding

FundersFunder number
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History and Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies
Seventh Framework Programme287844

    Keywords

    • Alien
    • Invasive
    • Israel
    • Mediterranean
    • Percnon gibbesi
    • Plagusiidae

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'A population of percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Plagusiidae) along the Israeli coastline, southeast Mediterranean'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this