Discovery of larvae of the hermit crab Diogenes nitidimanus Terao, 1913 (Decapoda: Diogenidae) in ship ballast waters: Evidence in support of its introduction into Peter the Great Bay

The larva of the hermit crab Diogenes nitidimanus Terao, 1913 was found in the ballast waters of the tanker Minotaur that arrived from the Chinese port of Laizhou (Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea). Earlier, an abundant population of mature adults of D. nitidimanus was found in Vostok Bay (Peter the Great Bay), this suggested the introduction and naturalization of this species in the Peter the Great Bay. The finding of its larva in ballast waters of a ship on the Russia-China route confirms the introduction of this species into Peter the Great Bay.

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Zvyagintsev, A. Y., & Kornienko, E. S. (2008). Discovery of larvae of the hermit crab Diogenes nitidimanus Terao, 1913 (Decapoda: Diogenidae) in ship ballast waters: Evidence in support of its introduction into Peter the Great Bay. Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 34(6), 403–406. doi:10.1134/s1063074008060084

Year of publication: 2009

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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Discovery of larvae of the hermit crab Diogenes nitidimanus Terao, 1913 (Decapoda: Diogenidae) in ship ballast waters: Evidence in support of its introduction into Peter the Great Bay

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